Usually means: Extremely thin, malnourished physical state.
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  1. skin and bone: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. skin and bone: Merriam-Webster
  3. skin and bone: Collins English Dictionary
  4. skin and bone: Wiktionary
  5. skin and bone: Dictionary.com
  6. Skin and Bone: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. Skin and Bone: Legal dictionary

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  1. Skin and Bone: Encyclopedia

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  1. Skin and Bone: Medical dictionary

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  1. Skin and Bone: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (Skin and bone)

noun:  Alternative form of skin and bones [A person or an animal that is emaciated or very thin, as from lack of nutrition.]

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