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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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BARE-BANES, n. A lean person. [′be:r benz]Edb. 1851 A. MacLagan Sk. from Nature 258:
Come, clatterin' bare-banes, tak' a dram . . . Twill ease ye o' your lade o' woes.