lank1
adj.
- (of hair) long, limp, and straight.
- lanky.
Derivative
Etymology
OE hlanc ‘thin’, of Gmc origin.
lank2
adj.
S. African informal - very numerous or plentiful.
- very good.
Etymology
sense 1 is perh. from Afrik. geld lank ‘money galore’; sense 2 is perh. rel. to Afrik. lank nie sleg nie ‘not at all bad’.
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