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redbone
/ˈɹɛd.boʊn/
noun 3
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2ADJ.
colored
PREP.
about, between
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noun
1
A dark-red or tan coonhound.
2
An African American with light skin with red undertones.
Redbones are commonly supposed to represent a fusion of the Indian, Negro, and white races […]
The store attracted countless colorful characters, including Native Americans, wild-cowboy Texans, Chinese laborers, and “redbones,” the offspring of African Americans and Native Americans.
noun
1
A member of any of several specific North American ethnic groups called Redbones
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Redbones are commonly supposed to represent a fusion of the Indian, Negro, and white races […]
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The store attracted countless colorful characters, including Native Americans, wild-cowboy Texans, Chinese laborers, and “redbones,” the offspring of African Americans and Native Americans.
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I can joke about being a redbone, and I am that. But most folks don't make no distinction between a redbone and a colored man, unless it's to their benefit.
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