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raw

/ɹɔ/ adverb C2
  1. Without a condom. (slang) · We did it raw.
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“Well, maybe a wee nip would keep out the raw morning chill.
The Valley of Fear, p. 10 · C1
“It matters a good deal to _me_,” said Alice hastily; “but I’m not looking for eggs, as it happens; and if I was, I shouldn’t want _yours_: I don’t like them raw.”
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 38 · B2
The prospect of an interview with Lord Roberts would not have excited greater wonder and pleasure in a raw subaltern than was now reflected upon the face of Mr.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 25 · B2
“Damp and raw.”
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 24 · C1

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