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rickle o' banes

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

An emaciated person or animal.

Scotland, idiomatic

Examples

“To behold him, mounted on his old shelty, was truly a laughable scene, the animal being always so lean⟳ — a perfect "rickle o' banes," […]”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

rickle o' bones rickle of banes rickle of bones Ricklefs rickles Rickman

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