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DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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1n. — Slang
an old, broken-down horse.
Quotations
1918
But de glory to God w'en I t'ink of de load
An' de boneyard dat carry it over de road
An' de squeak of de gig, and de squeal of de pig
I don't blame it for laugh w'en he look at de rig.
But de glory to God w'en I t'ink of de load
An' de boneyard dat carry it over de road
An' de squeak of de gig, and de squeal of de pig
I don't blame it for laugh w'en he look at de rig.
1920
There was a time when a brave died, they handsomely killed that dead brave's favorite horse. . . . Now, I find, they have their doubts, and they pick out a dying old bone-yard whose day is over. . . .
2n.
fossil beds, as in the Alberta Badlands.
Quotations
1962
While on the trail, to really get the maximum out of the Dinosaur Boneyards, one should get out of their car and search for petrified bone and wood specimens.