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English word origin

Etymology of Lanky

Clipping of Lancashire with -y.

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Unnumbered source etymology

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adj

From Lancashire or having distinctive Lancashire traits.

name

The dialect of English spoken in Lancashire. · The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.

noun

Someone from Lancashire.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Clipping of Lancashire with -y.

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Machine-source provenance
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