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BONNEY

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Overview

BONNEY (noun)
  The noun BONNEY has 1 sense:

1. United States outlaw who was said to have killed 21 men (1859-1881)play

  Familiarity information: BONNEY used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


BONNEY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

United States outlaw who was said to have killed 21 men (1859-1881)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Billie the Kid; Bonney; William H. Bonney

Instance hypernyms:

criminal; crook; felon; malefactor; outlaw (someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime)


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