She wanted to bring a friend with her, she said, a girl who was peaky after too long nursing of a sick mother in London.
"Secret Bread"
F. Tennyson Jesse
And if ye'd seen 'm this afternoon-the little peaky, shaky fellow that he was!
"The Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith"
George Meredith
The same peaky nose, pointed chin, little thin ears set close to her head, fine hair-the Yankee school-marm.
"Gulmore, The Boss"
Frank Harris