rames

plural noun

ˈrāmz

dialectal, chiefly England

: bones, skeleton

'tis said I be only the rames of a man

—Thomas Hardy

Word History

Etymology

from plural of Middle English rame skeleton, probably from Middle Dutch raem, rame frame; akin to Middle Low German rame frame, Old High German rama pillar, support, weaver's frame, Old English rima rim

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