- rack-o'-bones
- \\ˈrakəˌbōnz\ noun plural but singular in construction
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rack — ar·rack; bar·rack·er; car·rack; coat·rack; cur·rack; pot·rack; rack·a·bones; rack·an; rack; rack·er; rack·et·ry; rack·ett; rack·ety; rack·ful; rack·ing; rack·ing·ly; rack·less; rack·man; rick·rack; shab·rack; tam·a·rack; whit·rack; bar·rack;… … English syllables
bones — bloody·bones; bones; cox·bones; rack·a·bones; … English syllables
Rack of lamb — with paper frills ready to be added … Wikipedia
rack — rack1 [ræk] n [Sense: 1 3,5 7; Date: 1300 1400; : Middle Dutch; Origin: rec frame ] [Sense: 4; Origin: Old English wrAc unhappiness, punishment ] 1.) a frame or shelf that has bars or hooks on which you can put things ▪ a wine rack ▪ … Dictionary of contemporary English
Rack (torture device) — The rack is a torture device that consists of an oblong rectangular, usually wooden frame, slightly raised from the ground, with a roller at one, or both, ends, having at one end a fixed bar to which the legs were fastened, and at the other a… … Wikipedia
rackabones — rack·a·bones … English syllables
rackabones — ˈrakəˌbōnz noun plural but singular in construction Etymology: alteration of rack of bones : a very lean person or animal; especially : a lean horse * * * rackˈabones noun (US) A very thin person or animal • • • Main Entry: ↑rack … Useful english dictionary
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
Rackabones — Rack a*bones (r[a^]k [.a]*b[=o]nz ), n. A very lean animal, esp. a horse. [Colloq. U. S.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quixotic — , DON QUIXOTE For the word quixotic, the English language is indebted to Don Quixote, the eponymous hero of the satire written by Miguel de Cervantes and published in Madrid in two parts, in 1605 and 1615. Don Quixote was a visionary who,… … Dictionary of eponyms
