(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.