spindle-shanked
adjEtymology From spindle + shanked.
1
Archaic, Derogatory Thin and lanky, with long legs.
- Related terms
- spindlelegs, spindleshanks, spindly
adj
Etymology From spindle + shanked.
Archaic, Derogatory Thin and lanky, with long legs.
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