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(1):

(a.) Dry and harsh to the touch, as chalk.

(2):

(a.) Destitute of richness, fertility, strength, or the like; defective in quantity, or poor in quality; poor; barren; scanty in ideas; wanting strength of diction or affluence of imagery.

(3):

(a.) Destitue of, or having little, flesh; lean.

(4):

(v. t.) To make lean.

(5):

(n.) A large European sciaenoid fish (Sciaena umbra or S. aquila), having white bloodless flesh. It is valued as a food fish.