lean

Used in the same sense as clean or sharp; the reverse of full or bluff in the form of a ship.

← leaky × lean-bow →

Lean
·noun Unremunerative copy or work. II. Lean ·vt To <<Conceal>>. III. Lean ·noun That part of flesh...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
lean
to lean nothing, to conceal nothing. N. ...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
Lean-faced
·adj Having a thin face. II. Lean-faced ·adj slender or narrow; — said of type the letters of whic...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Lean-to
·adj Having only one slope or pitch; — said of a roof. II. Lean-to ·noun A shed or slight building...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Lean-witted
·adj Having but little sense or shrewdness. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
lean-to
A pent-house. An addition made to a house behind, or at the end of it, chiefly for domestic offices,...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
lean-bow
Having a sharp entrance; a thin narrow bow being opposed to bold bow. Fine forward, very fine is lea...

The Sailor's Word-Book