spindlelegs

[ spin-dl-legz ]

noun,plural spin·dle·legs for 2.
  1. (used with a plural verb) long, thin legs.

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

Origin of spindlelegs

1
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

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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
  1. long thin legs

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

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