Haut und Knochen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- skeleton noun The framework of bones supporting a human or animal body.
Senses
Haut und Knochen is used for these senses in English:
- bag of bones (idiomatic) A skinny, malnourished person or animal.
- skeleton (figuratively) A very thin person.
- skin and bones A person or an animal that is emaciated or very thin, as from lack of nutrition.
skeleton — full definition
- noun The framework of bones supporting a human or animal body.
- noun The basic framework or outline of something, before it is filled in with detail.
- noun A winter sport in which the athlete lies face-down on a small sled and speeds head-first down an icy track.