Thinness
640. Thinness
- Crane, Ichabod Sleepy Hollow’s gaunt schoolmaster. [Am. Lit.: Legend of Sleepy Hollow ]
- Dartle, Rosa Mrs. Steerforth’s gaunt companion. [Br. Lit.: David Copperfield ]
- Oyl, Olive Popeye’s skinny girlfriend. [Comics: “Thimble Theater” in Horn, 657–658]
- Sprat, Jack “He could eat no fat.” [Nurs. Rhyme: Opie, 238]
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