Skellington

//ˈskɛlɪŋtən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A skeleton. childish, dated, dialectal, humorous, nonstandard, often

    "But it were talked on as 'ow 'ee found old Nobes and 'is missus' skellingtons a-sittin' bolt upright in them two chairs, but I doan't know so much 'bout that..."

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skeleton

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"But it were talked on as 'ow 'ee found old Nobes and 'is missus' skellingtons a-sittin' bolt upright in them two chairs, but I doan't know so much 'bout that..."

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