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boneyard

[bohn-yahrd]

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noun

Slang.��a cemetery.
Slang.��an area where old or discarded cars, ships, planes, etc., are collected prior to being broken up for scrap or otherwise disposed of.
Also called stock.��Dominoes.��the bank, consisting of the remaining dominoes after each person has made an initial draw.
a place or area where the bones of wild animals accumulate or are collected.

boneyard

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noun

an informal name for a cemetery

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Word History and Origins

Origin of boneyard¹

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55; bone + yard ²

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He seemingly walked back any retirement talk a month later and reassured listeners on SiriusXM‘s “Ozzy’s Boneyard” that he is “not dying.”

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Mr. Talbert was a server for 22 years, and his last job in the industry was at the family-owned Boneyard Bistro in Sherman Oaks, Calif., where he met Ms. Kelley.

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The photo backgrounds used for “Bistro Huddy” depict, in fact, the Boneyard Bistro.

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I’ll pick up Boneyard Bistro and bring it over there, or they’ll order out and get it, and we’ll watch the second game.

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BoneYard, a new doggy day care center, includes a bar for dog lovers.

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bone up bonfire

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