lathy

Definitions

Like a lath; long and slender.

archaic

Examples

“The man was somewhat younger, but of a figure⟳ equally wild; his frame was long and lathy, but his arms were remarkably short, his neck was rather bent, he squinted slightly, and his mouth was much away; …”

“In this way he was dragged out; and as he crept up the bank, with the wet⟳ pouring from his apparel, which now clung tightly to his lathy limbs, he was greeted by the jeers of Nicholas.”

“And little lathy Charles with his long, narrow white face⟳ and obstinate chin, is no A B C of a boy.”

“'Twas just a bit o' lathy old plank which Jim had throwed acrost the brook for his own⟳ conveniences.”

“This one was tall and stocky, with a square head and fat nose; he looked more like⟳ a Negro than a lathy starving Indian […]”

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