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spindlelegs

[ spin-dl-legz ]
/ ˈspɪn dlˌlɛgz /
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noun, plural spin·dle·legs for 2.
(used with a plural verb) long, thin legs.
(used with a singular verb)Informal. a tall, thin person with such legs.
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Origin of spindlelegs

First recorded in 1640–50; spindle + leg + -s3

OTHER WORDS FROM spindlelegs

spin·dle-leg·ged [spin-dl-leg-id, -legd], /ˈspɪn dlˌlɛg ɪd, -ˌlɛgd/, adjective

Words nearby spindlelegs

spin control, spindle, spindleage, spindle file, spindle-legged, spindlelegs, spindleshanks, spindle side, spindle tree, spindling, spindly
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How to use spindlelegs in a sentence

  • His spindlelegs and sparrow feet are those of the tenor Mario, prince of Candia.

    Ulysses|James Joyce

British Dictionary definitions for spindlelegs

spindlelegs

spindleshanks (ˈspɪndəlˌʃæŋks)

/ (ˈspɪndəlˌlɛɡz) /
pl n
long thin legs
(functioning as singular) a person who has long thin legs
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