lathy
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of lathy
Example Sentences
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A lathy wench; a girl almost as slender as a lath.
From 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
Lean and lathy, he is, but not hungry-looking; quick of eye and gesture; quick of step, too.
From The Book of Khalid by Ameen Fares Rihani
They told me there that it is the effect of the dry Australian climate and the long summer heat, native-born Australians having a tendency to grow thin and lathy.
From A Boy's Voyage Round the World by Samuel Smiles
But at length, with a sudden bound upward, the fisher fell with his whole weight upon the back of his lathy antagonist.
From Happy Days for Boys and Girls by Various
The Hanlons, in particular, were fine lathy men, without an ounce of spare flesh, but they had sinews of iron.
From The Life Story of an Old Rebel by John Denvir
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