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CROSS-BONES

\kɹˈɒsbˈə͡ʊnz], \kɹˈɒsbˈə‍ʊnz], \k_ɹ_ˈɒ_s_b_ˈəʊ_n_z]\

Definitions of CROSS-BONES

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A symbol of death, consisting of two human thigh or arm bones, placed crosswise, and often found on old monuments, etc., generally in conjunction with a skull.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Figure of two thighbones laid across each other, usu. under skull as emblem of death.

1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
By Sir Augustus Henry

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