barebones n.
a thin person.
Henry IV Pt 1 II iv: Here comes lean Jack, here comes bare-bone. | ||
Rockhampton Bull. (Qld) 1 Oct. 3/2: It was but a simple and primitive socioety [...] when men caled each other Addlehead, Baldhead, Barebones, Bitch [...] Chisels, Dolt [...] Fogey [...] Gander [...] Maggot, Mangy, Muff, Muzzy. | ||
DN IV:iii 206: bare-bones, a skinny person. ‘Old bare-bones went gangling down the street.’. | ‘Terms Of Disparagement’ in