rickle of bones

A form of rickle o' banes — An emaciated person or animal.

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Meanings

nounrickle of bones (plural rickles of bones)

plural rickles of bones

  1. alternativeAlternative form of rickle o' banes.

    He felt no heavier than my half-plate camera does after a league or two — such a rickle of bones was he.

    1903, S. R. Crockett, The Adventurer in Spain, Frederick A. Stocks Company, page 249
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APA

rickle of bones. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rickle%20of%20bones

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“rickle of bones.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rickle%20of%20bones. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rickle of bones,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rickle%20of%20bones.

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