Lank Sleeve (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Lank Sleeve

The empty sleeve of a one armed man. A fellow with a lank sleeve; a man who has lost an arm.

Definition taken from The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, originally by Francis Grose.

Land Pirates * Lansprisado

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