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lean

/ˈliːn/ noun C2
  1. A recreational drug composed of codeine-promethazine cough syrup mixed with usually soda and associated with the hip-hop culture of the Southern United States. (US, slang, uncountable)
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Then the tall, lean figure inclined towards me.
The Valley of Fear, p. 78 · C1
“Really, have you had a vision of the seven fat kine and the seven lean kine?”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 88 · C1
In height he was rather over six feet, and so excessively lean that he seemed to be considerably taller.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 12 · B2
Lestrade, lean and ferret-like as ever, was standing by the doorway, and greeted my companion and myself.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 29 · B2

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