"skinny as a rail" meaning in All languages combined

See skinny as a rail on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Audio: En-au-skinny as a rail.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} skinny as a rail (not comparable)
  1. (simile, colloquial) Especially of a person, very skinny. Tags: colloquial, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-skinny_as_a_rail-en-adj-hoGhyskd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English similes

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