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boneyard
/ˈboʊnˌjɑɹd/
noun 4
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2ADJ.
lay, many
PREP.
from, in
Definitions
noun
1
A graveyard.
2
In the game of dominoes, the pile of upside-down pieces that have yet to be used.
3
A dumpsite for obsolete or unusable aircraft etc; a junkyard.
B-52s in a boneyard
a 440 V-8 from the boneyard
4
An area scraped down to the mineral soil, so that smouldering material can be placed there without starting another fire.
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B-52s in a boneyard
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a 440 V-8 from the boneyard
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Or what is conveyed to those unversed in railway matters by reports following a shed visit that "the frame of Claud Hamilton lay in the boneyard and had many endearing messages of farewell chalked on
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