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spindle-legged

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spin⋅dle⋅legs

[spin-dl-legz]
–noun, plural -legs for 2.
1. (used with a plural verb) long, thin legs.
2. (used with a singular verb) Informal. a tall, thin person with such legs.

Origin:
1640–50; spindle + leg + -s 3


spin⋅dle-leg⋅ged [spin-dl-leg-id, -legd] , adjective
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spindle-legged

adjective
having long slender legs 
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