bones
n.— «We tried to walk to find some place to eat with no luck, but someone did try to sell us pot or “bones” as they called it.» —“300 miles is a long drive inside a car” by Benjamin Hopper Under the Wheel Oct. 3, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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