lack-linen

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

lack +‎ linen

Adjective[edit]

lack-linen (comparative more lack-linen, superlative most lack-linen)

  1. (obsolete) Shirtless
    • c. 1596–1599, William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 2, act 2, scene 4, lines 133–135:
      I scorn you, scurvy companion. What! / you poor, base, rascally, cheating, lack-linen / mate! Away, you mouldy rogue, away!
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