lack-linen

English

Etymology

From lack +‎ linen.

Adjective

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!