The empty sleeve of a one armed man. A fellow with a lank sleeve; a man who has lost an arm.
·superl Languid; drooping. II. Lank ·vi & ·vt To become lank; to make lank. III. Lank ·superl Slen...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·noun A narrow channel of water. II. Sleeve ·noun ·see <<Sleave>>, untwisted thread. III. Sleeve ·...
The word formerly used to denote the narrows of a channel, and particularly applied to the Strait of...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·- A wide sleeve, once worn by women. ...
·add. ·- A funnel-shaped sleeve arranged to show the sleeve lining and an inner sleeve. ...
A name of the flosk or squid, Loligo vulgaris. ...
A name for the calamary, Loligo vulgaris, an animal allied to the cuttle-fish. ...