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redbone¹

  • /ˈɹɛd.boʊn/ US

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From red + bone.

noun redbones

  1. US A dark-red or tan coonhound.
  2. Louisiana, US An African American with light skin with red undertones. Redbones are commonly supposed to represent a fusion of the Indian, Negro, and white races […]

Redbone²

noun Redbones

  1. A member of any of several specific North American ethnic groups called Redbones

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"redbone." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/redbone. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"redbone." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/redbone.

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@misc{redbone_2026,
  title = {redbone},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/redbone},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}