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bo·nes

UK/bəʊnz/ US/boʊnz/ common informal

noun

1.

a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance

Origin

From sawbones.

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