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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
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"Pay roll?" he inquired; then, as the new man nodded, "I'm most generally referred to as Lanky," he offered tentatively.
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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
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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
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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
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"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,"
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"His name is Lane -- a costermonger, known as Lanky Lane.
The Seven Secrets William Le Queux 1895
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"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
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Lanky arm, clutching me closer to the black abysmal ethereally that consumes you when gravity fails.
Tightrope Emily Smith-Miller 2011
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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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