Bony

Their tall spare frames have given rise to the term Bony (or Bonny)

This Giddy Globe Oliver Herford 1899

Anyone who truly believed they were voting in Bony Tear for a “full-term of office” was a fule.

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We took "Bony" (oh man she is so painfully thin -- every time I pat her I want to scream at someone) to our vet to be scanned for a chip.

If you chip your pet, please register it! Laura 2008

We took "Bony" (oh man she is so painfully thin -- every time I pat her I want to scream at someone) to our vet to be scanned for a chip.

Archive 2008-01-01 Laura 2008

"Make him sleep with you one night," suggested Fred, for Dick was so tall and thin that he had been christened "Bony" by his chums.

Jack Ranger's Western Trip Or, from Boarding School to Ranch and Range Clarence Young

"Bony" he remained, with the use of his full name on state occasions, long after he was as plump as any of his more fortunate brothers and sisters.

Rainbow Hill Josephine Lawrence

"Bony" Sawyer suggested that the black cook, Blanco, was about the only other member of the crew upon whom they could depend, and at Byrne's request "Bony" promised to enlist the cooperation of the giant Ethiopian.

The Mucker Edgar Rice Burroughs 1912

He questioned "Bony" Sawyer and "Red" Sanders, but neither had nearly as much information as Billy himself, and so the Halfmoon came to Honolulu and lay at anchor some hundred yards from a stanch, trim, white yacht, and none knew, other than the Halfmoon's officers and her single passenger, the real mission of the harmless-looking little brigantine.

The Mucker Edgar Rice Burroughs 1912

"Bony," and "Red" to his side the moment Simms and Ward revealed the true purpose of their ruse to those on board the

The Mucker Edgar Rice Burroughs 1912

It was this proposition that was occupying his attention when he caught sight of "Bony" Sawyer and "Red" Sanders emerging from the forecastle.

The Mucker Edgar Rice Burroughs 1912