Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rickle o' banes

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rick-le o' banes
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An emaciated person or animal.

Example Sentences

"To behold him, mounted on his old shelty, was truly a laughable scene, the animal being always so lean — a perfect "rickle o' banes," […]"

Inflected Forms

rickles o' banes (plural) rickle of banes (alternative) rickle o' bones (alternative) rickle of bones (alternative)

Synonyms

bag of bones

Questions

What does rickle o' banes mean?: An emaciated person or animal.

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