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lathy

[ lath-ee, lah-thee ]

adjective

lathier, lathiest.
  1. lathlike; long and thin.


lathy

/ ˈ±ôÉ‘Ëθɪ /

adjective

  1. resembling a lath, esp in being tall and thin
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of lathy1

First recorded in 1665–75; lath + -y 1
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The glare thrown upon his sunk features and thin lathy frame gave an unearthly horror to his whole aspect.

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And he came back the pertest little ape That ever affronted human shape: And chief in the chase his neck he perilled On a lathy horse, all legs and length, With blood for bone, all speed, no strength.

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Look—that's Lord Chislehurst's Falcon—I've backed him for a place—lathy beast: but a good deal of pace.

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She was a blonde with golden hair, mounted on a bright chestnut blood-like hunter; and, as she was of slight, lathy figure, and rode exceedingly well, the ensemble was quite charming.

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William Wilson grew up a tall "lathy fellow," standing, when full grown, quite six feet four inches high, straight as a willow-wand and as lithe, and gradually grew until at twenty-two he weighed from fourteen to fifteen stones, with a good reach of arm, and a finely developed muscular frame.

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