Jow and Bones
[jao and bohnz]Community Definitions1
Free or low-cost butcher trimmings of marrow bones, connective tissue, and cartilage requested under the pretext of feeding the dog, but often slipped into the evening soup stock.
“Whenever Dad bought mutton from the bazaar, he always asked the butcher for a few rupees worth of jow and bones for the stockpot.”
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