Definition of sawbones Sawbones
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We found 4 definitions of sawbones from 4 different sources.
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What does sawbones mean?
WordNet
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| sawbones - a physician who specializes in surgery | ||
| surgeon, operating surgeon | ||
| physician, doc, dr., medico, doctor, md children take the roles of physician or patient or nurse and pretend they are at the physician's office; "the children explored each other's bodies by playing the game of doctor" | ||
| amputator a surgeon who removes part or all of a limb | ||
| cosmetic surgeon, plastic surgeon a surgeon who beautifies the body (especially the face) | ||
| brain surgeon, neurosurgeon someone who does surgery on the nervous system (especially the brain) | ||
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Wiktionary 
- sawbones (Noun)
A surgeon.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- sawbones (n.)
A nickname for a surgeon.
Part of speech
🔤- sawbones, noun, singular of sawbones / sawboneses.
- sawbones, noun, plural of sawbones.
