"skellington" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1882, John Devenish Hoppus, Riverside papers:",
          "text": "But it were talked on as 'ow 'ee found old Nobes and 'is missus' skellingtons a-sittin' bolt upright in them two chairs, but I doan't know so much 'bout that...",
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          "ref": "1902, Railway Mission, Railway signal: or, Lights along the line, London:",
          "text": "Mary led the way, muttering as she went, \"I thought this was a decent house, but lawks! there's a skellington in every cupboard.\"",
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          "ref": "1980 August 16, Andrea Loewenstein, “Random Lust”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 5, page 19:",
          "text": "Random Remorse, her constant companion ever since it had replaced her old constant companion, Random Lust, was elbowing her out of bed. \"You could have at least said it was a nice dream,\" this dreary skellington nudged at her with its dry bones. \"You could at least have kissed her goodbye.\"",
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          "ref": "2004, Faith Richardson, Fay Lapka Richardson, Dark Is a Color:",
          "text": "\"They were pictures of skellingtons.\" \"Skeletons,\" I corrected her without thinking.",
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        "A skeleton."
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        "(nonstandard, childish, dialect or humorous, often dated) A skeleton."
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          "ref": "1882, John Devenish Hoppus, Riverside papers:",
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          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1902, Railway Mission, Railway signal: or, Lights along the line, London:",
          "text": "Mary led the way, muttering as she went, \"I thought this was a decent house, but lawks! there's a skellington in every cupboard.\"",
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          "ref": "1980 August 16, Andrea Loewenstein, “Random Lust”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 5, page 19:",
          "text": "Random Remorse, her constant companion ever since it had replaced her old constant companion, Random Lust, was elbowing her out of bed. \"You could have at least said it was a nice dream,\" this dreary skellington nudged at her with its dry bones. \"You could at least have kissed her goodbye.\"",
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          "text": "\"They were pictures of skellingtons.\" \"Skeletons,\" I corrected her without thinking.",
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