daddy-longlegs
Americannoun
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an informal name for a crane fly
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an informal name for harvestman
Etymology
Origin of daddy-longlegs
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While Saracens also have some sharp English backs, none are quite like Jonny May, the Cherry and White wing with the hurdler's stride and the elusiveness of a flying daddy-longlegs.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 19, 2013
In Ireland "dapping" with the green drake or the daddy-longlegs is practised from boats on most of the big loughs.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 by Various
Now M. Coignard had not got twenty yards away from the house when the other lackey, a tall fellow, with the limbs of a daddy-longlegs, ran after him, shouting for the guard.
From The Queen Pedauque by Jos. A. V. Stritzko
Round the next bend of the laurel-edged walk Jasmine met Cousin Edith, who, unencumbered by Spot, was floating towards her as a daddy-longlegs floats towards a lamp.
From Rich Relatives by Compton MacKenzie
As no one appeared but an inquisitive daddy-longlegs, who examined her work with interest, she went to walk, got caught in a shower, and came home dripping.
From Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
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