Obs. exc. dial. [? f. lang LONG a.; cf. gangrel.] Tall, ‘lanky.’
1608. Topsell, Serpents (1658), 810. The wary Bird soared so high above his reach, that the langrel Serpent could not catch him.
1847. Halliwell, Langrel, very tall … lanky.
Obs. exc. dial. [? f. lang LONG a.; cf. gangrel.] Tall, ‘lanky.’
1608. Topsell, Serpents (1658), 810. The wary Bird soared so high above his reach, that the langrel Serpent could not catch him.
1847. Halliwell, Langrel, very tall … lanky.
