"rickle o' banes" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rickles o' banes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|rickles o' banes|head=rickle o' banes}} rickle o' banes (plural rickles o' banes)
  1. (idiomatic, chiefly Scotland) An emaciated person or animal. Tags: Scotland, idiomatic Categories (topical): People Synonyms: bag of bones, rickle of banes, rickle o' bones, rickle of bones

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