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lank

UK/ˈlæŋk/ US/ˈlæŋk/ uncommon obsolete rare

adjective

1.

long and thin and often limp

  • “grown lank with fasting”
  • “lank mousy hair”
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2.

long and lean

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Origin

From Middle English lank, from Old English hlanc, from Proto-West Germanic *hlank, from Proto-Germanic *hlankaz (“lank, thin”), from Proto-Indo-European *kleng- (“to bend, turn, wind, twist”); compare German lenken (“to turn”), Gelenk (“joint”), Old High German hlanca (“hip, side, flank”), and English link (of a chain).

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