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Bone dry   /boʊn draɪ/   Listen
Bone dry

adjective
1.
Without a trace of moisture; as dry as a weathered bone.  Synonym: bone-dry.  "A drier to get the clothes bone dry"





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"Bone dry" Quotes from Famous Books



... his head. "Bone dry," he said, chewing slowly. "Them cars knocked me out!" He came and stood by the racer, running his hand ...
— Mr. Achilles • Jennette Lee
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... artisan whose specialty it is. At the moment this makes little difference. Several summers ago, our water supply failed most inconsiderately just at dinner time. There was plenty of water in the well and the electric pump was functioning but the storage tank was bone dry. What was wrong was beyond our understanding. Worst of all, our village plumber could not be reached even by a fairly resourceful country telephone central. We called our handy man and were greeted by a cheery if long suffering, "What's the matter now?" ...
— If You're Going to Live in the Country • Thomas H. Ormsbee and Richmond Huntley
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Words linked to "Bone dry" :   dry, bone-dry


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