Meaning

2 senses
  1. (US)A dark-red or tan coonhound.

    a speedy red or red-and-tan American hound

  2. (Louisiana, US)An African American with light skin with red undertones.

Origin

From red + bone.

From red + bone.

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Forms

plural: redbones
Singularredbone
Pluralredbones

regular

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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