slab-sided

[ slab-sahy-did ]

/ ˈslæbˌsaɪ dɪd /

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adjective Informal.

having the sides long and flat, like slabs.

tall and lank.

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Origin of slab-sided

First recorded in 1810–20

Words nearby slab-sided

slab, slabber, slabbery, slab dashing, slab plastering, slab-sided, slab top, slab track, slack, slack-baked, slacken

How to use slab-sided in a sentence

They got those three strappin' louts that's all flat-footed or slab-sided or cross-eyed or somethin', and no good for the army.
Half Portions|Edna Ferber
While this was gratifying on certain lines, it made art look little and slab-sided.
Roads of Destiny|O. Henry
Then all said good-bye to my hospitality save one slab-sided, tusky old boar—and he planned a campaign.
Our Southern Highlanders|Horace Kephart
Ben was a lanky, slab-sided Texan who'd come up north on a drive ten years before and liked the Arizona climate and stayed.
The Draw|Jerome Bixby

Has that lank-sparred, slab-sided, herring-gutted friend of yours played you false?
Micah Clarke|Arthur Conan Doyle