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Date "BLOODY-BONES" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1898. (references)

Specialty Definition: BLOODY-BONES

DomainDefinition
LiteratureBloody-Bones A hobgoblin; generally "Raw-head and Bloody-Bones." Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

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Specialty Expressions: BLOODY-BONES

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Rawhead and Bloody-BonesLiterature1: A bogie at one time the terror of children.
2: "Servants awe children and keep them in subjection by telling them of Rawhead and Bloody-bones."- Locke. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

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