rickle of bones

English

Noun

rickle of bones (plural rickles of bones)

1. Alternative form of rickle o' banes
   • 1903, S. R. Crockett, The Adventurer in Spain, Frederick A. Stocks Company (1903), page 249:

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

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