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spindlelegs
spin·dle·legs
/
ˈspɪn
dlˌlɛgz
/
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[
spin
-dl-legz
]
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noun,
plural
spin·dle·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
Related forms
spin·dle-leg·ged
/
ˈspɪn
dlˌlɛg
ɪd
,
-ˌlɛgd
/
Show Spelled
[
spin
-dl-leg-id
,
-legd
]
Show IPA
,
adjective
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World English Dictionary
spindlelegs
or
spindleshanks
(ˈspɪnd
ə
lˌlɛɡz, ˈspɪnd
ə
lˌʃæŋks)
—
pl n
1.
long thin legs
2.
(
functioning as singular
) a person who has long thin legs
spindleshanks
or
spindleshanks
—
pl n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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