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  • "They're scattering!" called Lanky, as the shouts appeared to come from various localities.

    The Boys of Columbia High on the Gridiron : or, the Struggle for the Silver Cup Graham B Forbes

  • "Pay roll?" he inquired; then, as the new man nodded, "I'm most generally referred to as Lanky," he offered tentatively.

    The Settling of the Sage 1910

  • He had learned the names of the men; there were three of them, known merely as "Lanky," "Poggs," and "Latimer."

    'Drag' Harlan Charles Alden Seltzer 1908

  • San Francisco in five or six hours, when wind and tide favor; and I could bear being knocked about by Captain Booden for that length of time, especially as there was one other hand on board -- "Lanky" he was called -- but whether a foremast hand or landsman I do not know.

    Stories by American Authors (Volume 4) Nathaniel Parker Willis 1875

  • It’s sort of hard to preach to the converted when it comes to John Krasinski, aka Lanky Brewster, i.e.

    BWE PRESENTS: The Top 15 Sexiest Nerd Boys | Best Week Ever 2007

  • "We haven't played finals for a while and Lloydy has been harping on it at training and we've got blokes there like 'Lanky' (Fletcher) who's down at the last end of his career,"

    Sportal.com.au - Latest News Headlines 2009

  • "His name is Lane -- a costermonger, known as Lanky Lane.

    The Seven Secrets William Le Queux 1895

  • "Wa'al, they may find the places where it's safe to cross -- I ain't sayin 'but what they is sich places," went on "Lanky," as he was called, "I know this creek putty well, an 'I've crossed it more'n once, swimmin' a hoss over an 'sometimes drivin' cattle.

    The Boy Ranchers at Spur Creek or Fighting the Sheep Herders Willard F. Baker

  • Lanky arm, clutching me closer to the black abysmal ethereally that consumes you when gravity fails.

    Tightrope Emily Smith-Miller 2011

  • Lanky at 6-1, but thin at just 180 pounds, Turner may find the going tough to land on an NFL roster.

    Ohio - Team Notes 2010

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