transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbre-d ə n-thə-ˌbōn ]
adjective
Date: 15th century
1. : deep-rooted
bred-in-the-bone honesty
2. : inveterate
a bred-in-the-bone gambler
BRED-IN-THE-BONE
Meaning of BRED-IN-THE-BONE in English
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003