spindleshanks
Americannoun
PLURAL
spindleshanksOther Word Forms
- spindle-shanked adjective
Etymology
Origin of spindleshanks
Example Sentences
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He was dressed in Knickerbockers, with red stockings, which displayed his poor little spindleshanks; he also wore a brilliant red cravat.
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"Odds fudge—you have spindleshanks!" cried Madcap Moll irrelevantly.
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To think I feared you once, old spindleshanks!
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The oarsman will become "stale" unless the method of exercise is varied; the gymnast will develop the upper part of his body, while his lower extremities will remain spindleshanks.
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