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Lean (lēn), v. t. [Icel. leyna; akin to G. läugnen to deny, AS. l&ymacr_;gnian, also E. lie to speak falsely.] To conceal. [Obs.] Ray.
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Lean, v. t. [From Lean, v. i.; AS. hl&aemacr_;nan, v. t., fr. hleonian, hlinian, v. i.] To cause to lean; to incline; to support or rest. Mrs. Browning.
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His fainting limbs against an oak he leant. Dryden.
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Lean (?), n. 1. That part of flesh which consists principally of muscle without the fat.
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The fat was so white and the lean was so ruddy. Goldsmith.
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2. (Typog.) Unremunerative copy or work.
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