2. Noun. (plural of redbone) ¹
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Definition of Redbones
1. redbone [n] - See also: redbone
Lexicographical Neighbors of Redbones
Literary usage of Redbones
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of the American Medical Association by American Medical Association (1890)
"The South Carolina " redbones " have been thus described in an interview with
Senator Hampton : ' ' There is a singular race of people in ..."
2. The Indians of To-day by George Bird Grinnell (1911)
"redbones " Across the line in South Carolina are found a people, evidently of
similar origin, designated ' Red- bones.' In portions of western North ..."
3. The Indians of To-day by George Bird Grinnell (1911)
"redbones " Across the line in South Carolina are found a people, evidently of
similar origin, designated ' Red- bones.' In portions of western North ..."
4. The American Hunting Dog: Modern Strains of Bird Dogs and Hounds, and Their by Warren Hastings Miller (1919)
"... Ans.—The redbones are from the Big Hatchie Kennels, Covington, Tenn. They have
a fine reputation in the Rockies, where they hunt big game with Airedales ..."
5. Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico V. 3/4 by Frederick Webb Hodge (2003)
"1828, at the instance of Nawkaw, who, with a deputation of his tribesmen, visited
Washington in their behalf. redbones. ..."
6. Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico V. 1/4 by Frederick Webb Hodge (2003)
"Across the line in South Carolina are found a people, evidently of similar origin,
designated "redbones. ..."
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