bare bones

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
bare bones
    n 1: (plural) the most basic facts or elements; "he told us only
         the bare bones of the story"
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
bare bones \bare" bones`\ (b[^a]r" b[=o]nz`), n.
   the absolute minimum necessary.
   [PJC]
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