lank, lanck, lonc, lonk

& s. [A. S. hlanc =slender.] A. As adjective : 1. Loose, lax; not filled up; slender; not distended. "To have rather a lank purse than an empty brain."Barrow: Sermons, vol. i., ser. 16. pine, pit, sire, sir, marine; gō, pot, lank-lean 2. Not fat or plump: slender, thin, lean. *3. Languid, drooping. ( Milton.) 4. Long and straight. B. As subst.: Want, thinne . *lank-lean, a. Shrunk, fallen away, lean. *lănk, v. i. [LANK, a.] To be or become lank; to shrink or fall away. lăńk-lỹ, adv. [Eng. lank; -ly.] In a lank manner; thinly, loosely.