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lanky

adjective

  1. ungracefully tall and thin
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈlæŋk.i/ / [ˈlæŋk.ɪi̯] / /ˈleɪ̯ŋki/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English lank English -y English lanky From lank + -y.

  1. Tall, slim, and rather ungraceful or awkward.

    tall and lanky

    awkwardly lanky

name

Etymology: Clipping of Lancashire with -y.

  1. The dialect of English spoken in Lancashire.

    The rest of us , whether we spoke Lanky or Urdu, whether we were born in Karachi or Keighley, could go to hell.

  2. The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.

    The Lanky was 'The Business Line' – cotton, wool and coal – but a lot of northern towns now had their own 'wakes' or holiday week, and the Lanky was all for that, because then people wanted to pack up, and they wanted to be off.

    We had an extra pilot [engine] on summer Saturdays for excursion traffic and on this particular day we had a Lanky ' A ' class.

noun

Etymology: Clipping of Lancashire with -y.

  1. Someone from Lancashire.

    It is often observed that Lankies (Lancashire folk), on entering a room, whether in the heat of summer or the cold of winter, invariably rush to the fire-place.

    I am what a Yorkshireman would call a 'Lanky', and perhaps as poor a specimen of the cotton county's human produce as ever trounced barefoot through its lanes, or shuddered at the sound of its factory bells.