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Boning up on word history

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2010/02/23 - 12:04pm

Anyone know the history of the term "bone up," meaning to study or become more acquainted with a subject?

It sounds dirty, like maybe you should fetishize something in order to know it better, but I have my hopes that it's not a wang joke.

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2010/02/23 - 12:58pm

I got it.

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