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单词 Bloody Bones
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Bloody Bones

/ˈblʌdɪ ˌbəʊnz/
noun
A bogeyman or bugbear, especially invoked to frighten children. Frequently used in conjunction with Rawhead.
  • Bloody Bones has been variously described; in some versions he is said to lurk in ponds waiting to drown children; he may also be associated with the apparition of a murdered man supposed to haunt the scene of his murder..

Origin

Mid 16th century; earliest use found in Wyll of Deuyll. In some forms from bloody + bone. In some forms from bloody + the plural of bone.

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