[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

lean \lean\ l=en, a. compar. leaner l=en"~er;
   superl. leanest. oe. lene, as. hl=aene; prob. akin to
   e. lean to incline. see lean, v. i. 
   1. wanting flesh; destitute of or deficient in fat; slim; not
      plump; slender; meager; thin; lank; as, a lean body; a
      lean cattle.
      1913 webster

   2. wanting fullness, richness, sufficiency, or
      productiveness; deficient in quality or contents; slender;
      scant; barren; bare; mean; -- used literally and
      figuratively; as, the lean harvest; a lean purse; a lean
      discourse; lean wages. "no lean wardrobe." --shak.
      1913 webster

            their lean and flashy songs.          --milton.
      1913 webster

            what the land is, whether it be fat or lean. --num.
                                                  xiii. 20.
      1913 webster

            out of my lean and low ability
            i'll lend you something.              --shak.
      1913 webster

   3. typog. of a character which prevents the compositor from
      earning the usual wages; -- opposed to fat; as, lean
      copy, matter, or type.
      1913 webster

   syn: slender; spare; thin; meager; lank; skinny; gaunt.
        1913 webster
see also:
leaner leanest lean fat 

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