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spindle-shanks

Definition of spindle-shanks

noun

informal, dated

long thin legs.
[treated as singular] a person with long thin legs.

Derivatives

spindle-shanked

Nearby words

spindle cell
spindle legs
spindle shell
spindle whorl
spindle-back
spindle-shanks
spindle-shaped
spindly
spindrift
spine
spine-chiller

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offing

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noun

the more distant part of the sea in view …

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