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  • And the ill-favoured and lean-fleshed kine did eat up the seven well favored and fat kine...and the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears.

    Daily Bread for the three D's Meg 2009

  • And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill favoured and lean-fleshed; and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river.

    The Dor�� Gallery of Bible Illustrations 2008

  • And the ill favored and lean-fleshed kine did eat up the seven well favoured and fat kine.

    The Dor�� Gallery of Bible Illustrations 2008

  • And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill-favored and lean-fleshed; and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river.

    Genesis 41. 1999

  • And the ill-favored and lean-fleshed kine did eat up the seven well-favored and fat kine.

    Genesis 41. 1999

  • Her body was too lush for most physical sports; the top females in track, ball games and swimming were small - breasted, lean-fleshed, and lanky, and this in no way described Sheen.

    Split Infinity Anthony, Piers 1980

  • Her body was too lush for most physical sports; the top females in track, ball games and swimming were small - breasted, lean-fleshed, and lanky, and this in no way described Sheen.

    Split Infinity Anthony, Piers 1980

  • And repeatedly urged by Rituparna to make haste, Vahuka after much scrutiny and careful deliberation, selected some steeds that were lean-fleshed, yet strong and capable of a long journey and endued with energy and strength of high breed and docility, free from inauspicious marks, with wide nostrils and swelling cheeks, free from faults as regards the ten hairy curls, born in (the country of) Sindhu, and fleet as the winds.

    The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Vana Parva, Part 1 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli

  • And he became daily emaciated and grew lean-fleshed.

    The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Adi Parva Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli

  • They may be lean-fleshed but they tire not, nor doth their speed suffer on that account.

    The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Adi Parva Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli

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