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bone-dry definition

bone·-dry (bōn′drī′)

adjective

  1. dry as a bone that has lain exposed to the air; very dry
  2. absolutely abstaining from, or prohibiting the use of, alcoholic drinks

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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