sawbones

English

Etymology

From saw +‎ bones.

Pronunciation

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Noun

sawbones (plural sawbones or sawboneses)

1. (slang) A surgeon.

Translations

surgeon (neutral) — see surgeon

surgeon (slang)

• Bulgarian: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: puukkotohtori
• French: please add this translation if you can
• German: Knochensäger m
• Italian: segaossa m
• Russian: костопра́в (ru) m (kostopráv)

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• Czech: ^{(please verify)} řezník (cs) m
• Spanish: ^{(please verify)} matasanos (es) m

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