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Idle person
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lazybones
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Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Lazybones is a 1935 British film directed by Michael Powell . It was made as a Quota quickie .
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1590s, from lazy + plural of bone (n.).
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Hey, lazybones , how long are you planning on staying in bed?
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Lazybones \La"zy*bones`\, n. A lazy person. [Colloq.]
Usage examples of lazybones.
By the time the cotholder had been cajoled into watching Silvina handle Lazybones, who'd let anyone caress him so long as it involved no effort on his part, Menolly realized that Dunca would never be comfortable in their presence and that the woman disliked Menolly intensely for witnessing her fearfulness.
The Assembly, even the Constituent, usurps when it treats the people like a lazybones (roi fainéant), when it subjects them to laws, which they have not ratified, and when it deprives them of action except through their representatives.