Definition of lank

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Lank (superl.) Languid; drooping.

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Lank :: Lank (v. i. & t.) To become lank; to make lank.
Plank :: Plank (n.) Fig.: That which supports or upholds, as a board does a swimmer..
Planking :: Planking (n.) The act of laying planks; also, planks, collectively; a series of planks in place, as the wooden covering of the frame of a vessel..
Quickwork :: Quickwork (n.) The planking between the spirketing and the clamps.
Rugging :: Rugging (n.) A coarse kind of woolen cloth, used for wrapping, blanketing, etc..
Field :: Field (n.) Any blank space or ground on which figures are drawn or projected.
Blanketing :: Blanketing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Blanke.
Slab :: Slab (n.) An outside piece taken from a log or timber in sawing it into boards, planks, etc..
Lottery :: Lottery (n.) A scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance; esp., a gaming scheme in which one or more tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes, and the rest of tickets are blanks. Fig. : An affair of chance..
Straight-lined :: Straight-joint (a.) In the United States, applied to planking or flooring put together without the tongue and groove, the pieces being laid edge to edge..
Plank :: Plank (v. t.) To cover or lay with planks; as, to plank a floor or a ship..
Thick :: Thick (superl.) Having more depth or extent from one surface to its opposite than usual; not thin or slender; as, a thick plank; thick cloth; thick paper; thick neck..
Column :: Column (n.) A perpendicular set of lines, not extending across the page, and separated from other matter by a rule or blank space; as, a column in a newspaper..
Blank :: Blank (v. t.) To blanch; to make blank; to damp the spirits of; to dispirit or confuse.
Pylon :: Pylon (n.) A low tower, having a truncated pyramidal form, and flanking an ancient Egyptian gateway..
Sternsman :: Sternpost (n.) A straight piece of timber, or an iron bar or beam, erected on the extremity of the keel to support the rudder, and receive the ends of the planks or plates of the vessel..
Masoola Boat :: Masoola boat () A kind of boat used on the coast of Madras, India. The planks are sewed together with strands of coir which cross over a wadding of the same material, so that the shock on taking the beach through surf is much reduced..
Copper-fastened :: Copper-fastened (a.) Fastened with copper bolts, as the planks of ships, etc.; as, a copper-fastened ship..
Carte Blanche :: Carte blanche () A blank paper, with a person's signature, etc., at the bottom, given to another person, with permission to superscribe what conditions he pleases. Hence: Unconditional terms; unlimited authority..
Blank :: Blank (v. t.) To make void; to annul.
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