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spindle-shanked

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spin⋅dle⋅shanks

[spin-dl-shangks]
–noun, plural -shanks. (used with a singular or plural verb)
spindlelegs.

Origin:
1560–70; spindle + shank + -s 3


spin⋅dle-shanked [spin-dl-shangkt] , adjective
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spindle-shanked

adjective
having long slender legs [syn: spindle-legged
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