spindleshanks
spindleshanks noun: a thin, lanky person with long legs.
Noun
spindleshanks (plural spindleshanks)
- A thin, lanky person with long legs.
- “If I chose,” said she, “to remain a spinster, is that any reason why every bespectacled spindleshanks sitting under an outrageous sign should remark upon it?” “Spindleshanks?” said I. “Am I to understand that you refer to me as Spindleshanks?" "You are," she said, shortly. “I may not,” said I...1918, Clarence Budington Kelland, Harper's Magazine - Volume 136
- Synonyms:
- spindlelegs, thin person
Synonyms of spindleshanks
- spindlelegs
- thin person
Forms of spindleshanks
| plural | spindleshanks |
|---|---|
| alternative form | spindle-shanks |
Origin of spindleshanks
From spindle + shanks.
Questions about spindleshanks
- What does spindleshanks mean?
- Spindleshanks means a thin, lanky person with long legs.
- What part of speech is spindleshanks?
- Spindleshanks is a noun.
- What is the plural of spindleshanks?
- The plural of spindleshanks is spindleshanks.
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