English Explanatory Dictionary

thin as a yard of pump water

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Very thin (skinny).

Word forms

thin as a yard of pump water

Etymology

A stream of water falling approximately three feet from a water pump into a bucket is both straight and thin.

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