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noun
A person with long thin legs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, derogatory
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Synonyms: spindleshanks, thin person
Antonyms: none provided
noun
long thin legs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: spindleshanks
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: leg
noun
a thin person with long thin legs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: spindleshanks
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: thin person, skin and bones, scrag
History
From spindle + legs.
