spindle-shanks

noun, plural spin·dle·shanks. (used with a singular or plural verb)

spindlelegs.

Origin:
1560–70; spindle + shank + -s³

Related forms

spin·dle-shanked

[spin-dl-shangkt] , adjective

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spindlelegs or spindleshanks (ˈspɪnd^əlˌlɛɡz, ˈspɪnd^əlˌʃæŋks)

—*pl n*
1.	long thin legs
2.	(functioning as singular) a person who has long thin legs

spindleshanks or spindleshanks

—*pl n*

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