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The meaning of "dog and bone"
"
Dog and bone
"
Meaning:
Cockney rhyming slang for telephone.
Example:
I need to talk to Jackie. Get her on the dog and bone for me would you?
Where did it originate?:
Britain
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Where is it used?:
Mostly Britain.
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