Flanks

noun, verb

noun, verb ·1 syllable ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of flank form-of, plural
Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of flank form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

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side

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"One of these strangers was about forty years of age, tall, and thin in the flanks, with an aquiline nose, dark penetrating eyes, and a shrewd but sinister cast of countenance."

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