spindlelegs

[ spin-dl-legz ]

noun

, plural spin·dle·legs

1. (used with a plural verb) long, thin legs.
2. (used with a singular verb) Informal. a tall, thin person with such legs.

spindlelegs

/ ˈspɪndəlˌlɛɡz; ˈspɪndəlˌʃæŋks /

plural noun

1. long thin legs
2. functioning as singular a person who has long thin legs

Other Words From

• spin·dle-leg·ged [spin, -dl-leg-id, -legd], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of spindlelegs¹

First recorded in 1640–50; spindle + leg + -s ³

Example Sentences

Everything was still very quiet, but smoke was rising from the solid farm chimneys, and, rounding the corners of some large outbuildings, she came suddenly upon more life—feathery, fantastic life of spindlelegs and fluttering wings.

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

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