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spindleshanks

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spin⋅dle⋅shanks

  [spin-dl-shangks]
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–noun, plural -shanks. (used with a singular or plural verb)
spindlelegs.
Origin:
1560–70; spindle + shank + -s 3

Related forms:
spin⋅dle-shanked  [spin-dl-shangkt] , adjective
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spindleshanks

noun
1. a thin person with long thin legs [syn: spindlelegs] 
2. long thin legs [syn: spindlelegs] 
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