rickle o' banes en · NOUN
Meanings
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(Scotland, idiomatic) An emaciated person or animal.
To behold him, mounted on his old shelty, was truly a laughable scene, the animal being always so lean — a perfect "rickle o' banes," […]
1876, John Mactaggart, The Scottish Gallovidian Encyclopedia, Hamilton, Adams and Co, page 46:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| rickles o' banes | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| rickle o' bones | alternative | lexicographic | |
| rickle of bones | alternative | lexicographic | |
| rickle of banes | alternative | lexicographic |