spindleshanks

[ spin-dl-shangks ]

/ ˈspɪn dlˌʃæŋks /

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QUIZZES

In effect, this quiz will prove whether or not you have the skills to know the difference between “affect” and “effect.”

Question 1 of 7

The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

First recorded in 1560–70; spindle + shank + -s³

spin·dle-shanked

[spin-dl-shangkt], /ˈspɪn dlˌʃæŋkt/, adjective

When a man has such spindleshanks as yours, he shouldn't put on so many airs.
Paul and His Dog, v.1 (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XIII)|Charles Paul de Kock
Is your name, perhaps, Sheepshanks Cruickshanks, Spindleshanks?
The Blue Fairy Book|Various
Compliments are the makeshifts of the elderly to call away attention from their spindleshanks.
A Nest of Linnets|Frank Frankfort Moore
Perhaps they call you Sheepshanks, or Cruickshanks, or Spindleshanks?
Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17)|Various

Perhaps you are called Roast-ribs, or Sheepshanks, or Spindleshanks?
Household Stories by the Brothers Grimm|Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm