·vt To make lean.
II. Meagre ·adj Dry and harsh to the touch, as chalk.
III. Meagre ·adj Destitue of, or having little, flesh; lean.
IV. Meagre ·noun A large European sciaenoid fish (Sciaena umbra or S. aquila), having white bloodless flesh. It is valued as a food fish.
V. Meagre ·adj Destitute of richness, fertility, strength, or the like; defective in quantity, or poor in quality; poor; barren; scanty in ideas; wanting strength of diction or affluence of imagery.