A thin, bony, or poor-looking cow:
| NR | 154 |
| CANNER | 116 |
| SKINNY | 74 |
| POOR COW | 70 |
| SCRAWNY | 63 |
| RAWBONE | 53 |
| CROWBAIT | 48 |
| SCRUB | 45 |
| POOR | 41 |
| RAWBONY | 30 |
| CUTTER | 28 |
| RACK OF BONES | 23 |
| BAG OF BONES | 22 |
| SKINNY COW | 18 |
| SORRY-LOOKING COW | 18 |
| BALONEY COW | 15 |
| BONY | 15 |
| BALONEY | 12 |
| THIN | 11 |
| HAT RACK | 9 |
| SCRAWNY COW | 8 |
| SCRUB COW | 8 |
| SKELETON | 8 |
| SCARECROW | 7 |
| SICK | 7 |
| STACK OF BONES | 7 |
| UNDERFED | 7 |
| RAWBONED | 6 |
| SHELLY | 6 |
| SICKLY | 6 |
| SORRY-LOOKING | 6 |
| BONY COW | 5 |
| CRITTER | 5 |
| SKIN AND BONES | 5 |
| THIN COW | 5 |
| CULL | 4 |
| LEAN | 4 |
| PO’ COW | 4 |
| POOR-LOOKING COW | 4 |
| SCRAGGLY | 4 |
| SKATE | 4 |
| STARVED | 4 |
| BONER | 3 |
| EMACIATED | 3 |
| PUDDING COW | 3 |
| SCRUBBY | 3 |
| SHELL | 3 |
| BONAPARTE | 2 |
| BONE RACK | 2 |
| BONEYARD | 2 |
| BUNCH OF BONES | 2 |
| HALF-STARVED | 2 |
| HAYBURNER | 2 |
| HEIFER | 2 |
| OLD POOR COW | 2 |
| PACK OF BONES | 2 |
| POOR AS A SNAKE | 2 |
| POOR-LOOKING | 2 |
| PUNY | 2 |
| QUILTING FRAME | 2 |
| RACK | 2 |
| RANGY | 2 |
| RAWBONES | 2 |
| SHE’S POOR | 2 |
| SHIPPER | 2 |
| SORRY COW | 2 |
| SWAYBACK | 2 |
| TUBERCULAR | 2 |
| ABOUT READY FOR THE BONEYARD | 1 |
| AGED | 1 |
| AILING COW | 1 |
| ALL SKIN AND BONES | 1 |
| AWFUL POOR COW | 1 |
| BALONEY-TYPE | 1 |
| BARE BONES | 1 |
| BEEFER | 1 |
| BLONEY | 1 |
| BOARDER | 1 |
| BONE AND SKIN | 1 |
| BONE BAG | 1 |
| BONE PILE | 1 |
| BONES AND HIDE | 1 |
| BONY ANIMAL | 1 |
| BONY-LOOKING COW | 1 |
| BOVEEN | 1 |
| BROKEN DOWN | 1 |
| BUSH | 1 |
| BUTCHER BAIT | 1 |
| BUZZARD BAIT | 1 |
| CHICKEN FEEDER | 1 |
| COOKER | 1 |
| COW FRAME | 1 |
| COW IN POOR FLESH | 1 |
| CRAWNEY BONE | 1 |
| CREPEY | 1 |
| CRIPPLE | 1 |
| CRUMMY | 1 |
| CUDDER | 1 |
| CUTTER COW | 1 |
| DAMN POOR COW | 1 |
| DARRERIP | 1 |
| DOGIE | 1 |
| DRIED UP | 1 |
| FEEDER | 1 |
| FRAME | 1 |
| GAUNT | 1 |
| GOOD MILK COW | 1 |
| GRAVEYARD | 1 |
| GRAVEYARD COW | 1 |
| HALL TREE | 1 |
| HAMBURG COW | 1 |
| HAMBURGER COW | 1 |
| HARD-KEEPER | 1 |
| HAS MILK FEVER | 1 |
| HAY FRAMES | 1 |
| HAY RACK | 1 |
| HEAP OF BONES | 1 |
| HIDE AND HAIR | 1 |
| HIDEBOUND | 1 |
| HIDES | 1 |
| HOLLOW TAIL | 1 |
| HOLLOW-TAILED | 1 |
| HULL | 1 |
| HUNGRY COW | 1 |
| KROMO | 1 |
| LANKY-LOOKIN’ COW | 1 |
| LEAN ANIMAL | 1 |
| MEALY | 1 |
| MEASLY | 1 |
| MIGHT BE WORMY | 1 |
| MUY FLACO | 1 |
| NEEDS WEATHER BOARDING | 1 |
| NO-PEEL | 1 |
| NOT A REGISTERED STOCK | 1 |
| OLD BONES | 1 |
| OLD CANNER | 1 |
| OLD COW | 1 |
| OLD CROWBONES | 1 |
| OLD HIDE | 1 |
| OLD HIDES | 1 |
| OLD HULL | 1 |
| OLD PO’ COW | 1 |
| OLD PORE COW | 1 |
| OLD RAWBONE COW | 1 |
| OLD SKATE | 1 |
| OLD SKINNY COW | 1 |
| PIECE OF SKIN | 1 |
| PILE OF BONES | 1 |
| PINEY WOODS ROOTER | 1 |
| PINEY WOODS SCRUB | 1 |
| POLE-AND-CHINA COW | 1 |
| POOR ALL OVER | 1 |
| POOR AS A RAIL | 1 |
| POOR CRITTER | 1 |
| POOR ENOUGH TO COUNT HER RIBS | 1 |
| POOR GRADE OF COW | 1 |
| POOR IN FLESH | 1 |
| POOR MILKER | 1 |
| POOR PRODUCER | 1 |
| POOR RANGE COW | 1 |
| POOR RIG | 1 |
| POOR STOCK | 1 |
| POOR-LOOKING CREATURE | 1 |
| PORE | 1 |
| PRETTY LIGHT | 1 |
| PRUNER | 1 |
| PRUNY | 1 |
| PUNY COW | 1 |
| QUITTER | 1 |
| RAG-A-BONES | 1 |
| RAIL | 1 |
| RANGE COW | 1 |
| RANGER | 1 |
| RAWBONE COW | 1 |
| RAWHIDE | 1 |
| READY FOR GRAVEYARD | 1 |
| READY FOR THE BONEYARD | 1 |
| READY FOR THE GLUE FACTORY | 1 |
| REGULAR BONEYARD | 1 |
| RINER | 1 |
| RINEY | 1 |
| ROUGH-LOOKING | 1 |
| RUN-DOWN | 1 |
| RUNT OF A COW | 1 |
| SACK OF BONES | 1 |
| SCARBED | 1 |
| SCRAG | 1 |
| SCRAGGY | 1 |
| SCRAP COW | 1 |
| SCRAWNY-BONED | 1 |
| SCRAWNY-LOOKING | 1 |
| SCRAWNY-LOOKING ANIMAL | 1 |
| SCROUNGY COW | 1 |
| SCRUBBY-LOOKING COW | 1 |
| SHADOW | 1 |
| SHARP | 1 |
| SHE GOT THE TUBERCULOSIS | 1 |
| SHE LOOKS JUST LIKE A SKILLET | 1 |
| SHE LOOKS LIKE AWFUL TOUGH MEAT | 1 |
| SHE LOOKS LIKE SHE’S READY FOR THE BUTCHER | 1 |
| SHE’S GETTING OLD | 1 |
| SHORT-TIMER | 1 |
| SHRAGGY | 1 |
| SICK COW | 1 |
| SICKLY COW | 1 |
| SICKY | 1 |
| SKINNER | 1 |
| SKINNY OLD CRITTER | 1 |
| SKINNY RUNT | 1 |
| SKINNY-BONES | 1 |
| SLAB-SIDED | 1 |
| SLEEK IN THE LOINS | 1 |
| SPAVINED | 1 |
| STARVING COW | 1 |
| STARVY COW | 1 |
| STRAGGLY | 1 |
| T.B. COW | 1 |
| THIN AS A RAIL | 1 |
| THIN OLD COW | 1 |
| THIN OLD HEIFFER | 1 |
| TOO THIN TO BREATHE | 1 |
| TUBERCULAR COW | 1 |
| UNDERFED COW | 1 |
| UNDERNOURISHED COW | 1 |
| UNHEALTHY | 1 |
| “UNHEALTHY, POOR-LOOKING COW” | 1 |
| WASHBOARD | 1 |
| WASHBOARDY | 1 |
| WIWI | 1 |
| WORMY | 1 |
| WRECK | 1 |
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