LANK, adjective [Gr. probably allied to flank.] 1. Loose or lax and easily yielding to pressure; not distended; not stiff or firm by distension; not plump; as a lank bladder or purse. The clergy's bags are lank and lean with thy extortions. 2. Thin; slender; meager; not full and firm; as a lank body. 3. Languid; drooping. [See Languish.]
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