spindleshanks
[ spin-dl-shangks ]
/ ˈspɪn dlˌʃæŋks /
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noun, plural spin·dle·shanks. (used with a singular or plural verb)
Nearby words
spindle side, spindle tree, spindle-legged, spindleage, spindlelegs, spindleshanks, spindling, spindly, spindrift, spine, spine of scapula
Related forms
spin·dle-shanked [spin-dl-shangkt] /ˈspɪn dlˌʃæŋkt/, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for spindleshanks
Perhaps they call you Sheepshanks, or Cruickshanks, or Spindleshanks?
Perhaps you are called Roast-ribs, or Sheepshanks, or Spindleshanks?
Household Stories by the Brothers Grimm|Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm GrimmCompliments are the makeshifts of the elderly to call away attention from their spindleshanks.
A Nest of Linnets|Frank Frankfort MooreIs your name, perhaps, Sheepshanks Cruickshanks, Spindleshanks?
The Blue Fairy Book|Various