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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Lank \Lank\ (l[a^][ng]k), a. [Compar. {Lanker}; superl.
{Lankest}.] [{AS}. hlanc; cf. G. lenken to turn, gelenk
joint, OHG. hlanca hip, side, flank, and E. link of a chain.]
1. Slender and thin; not well filled out; not plump;
shrunken; lean.
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Meager and lank with fasting grown. --Swift.
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Who would not choose . . . to have rather a lank
purse than an empty brain? --Barrow.
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2. Languid; drooping. [Obs.]
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Who, piteous of her woes, reared her lank head.
--Milton.
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{Lank hair}, long, thin hair. --Macaulay.
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