slab-sided

[ slab-sahy-did ]

/ ˈslæbˌsaɪ dɪd /

having the sides long and flat, like slabs.

tall and lank.

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First recorded in 1810–20

The Loucheux Indian, his wives, his babies, and his slab-sided dogs suffer from starvation almost every winter.
The New North|Agnes Deans Cameron
And that slab-sided Peters says he saw you turn into the thicket.
Bolanyo|Opie Percival Read
A long backed dog lacks staying qualities, and a slab-sided one has not the room for lungs.
The Airedale|Williams Haynes
Shortly afterwards they came suddenly on a man, with an old vehicle, and a slab-sided horse that looked half starved.
The Boy Scouts in the Blue Ridge|Herbert Carter

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