- (v.t.) To make lean.
- (a.) 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.
- (n.) A large European sciaenoid fish (Sciaena umbra or S. aquila), having white bloodless flesh. It is valued as a food fish.
- (a.) Destitue of or having little, flesh; lean.
- (a.) Dry and harsh to the touch, as chalk.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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