rames
plural noun
ˈrāmz
dialectal, chiefly England
: bones, skeleton
'tis said I be only the rames of a man
Thomas Hardy
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