"bag of bones" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-bag of bones.ogg [Australia] Forms: bags of bones [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|bags of bones}} bag of bones (plural bags of bones)
  1. (idiomatic) A skinny, malnourished person or animal. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): People Synonyms: rickle o' banes [Scotland] Related terms: all skin and bones Translations (a skinny person): κάναβος (kánabos) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), 骨瘦如柴 (gǔshòurúchái) (Chinese Mandarin), scharminkel [masculine, neuter] (Dutch), kondikubu (Estonian), luu ja nahk (Estonian), luukasa (Finnish), sac d’os [masculine] (French), paquet d’os [masculine] (French), Haut und Knochen (english: skin and bones) (German), csontkollekció (Hungarian), 痩せっぽち (yaseppochi) (alt: やせっぽち) (Japanese), ко́жа да ко́сти (kóža da kósti) (english: skin and bones) (Russian), мешо́к с костя́ми (mešók s kostjámi) [masculine] (Russian), живы́е мо́щи (živýje móšči) (english: live relic) [masculine, plural] (Russian), Коще́й бессме́ртный (Koščéj bessmértnyj) (english: "Koshchey immortal", a spirit in the Slavic mythology) [masculine] (Russian), benrangel [neuter] (Swedish)

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