A long and slender leg. (Chiefly with contemptuous force and usually in plural.) Of persons.
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释义 | the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > leg > [noun] > types of (16) spindle-shank1570 A long and slender leg. (Chiefly with contemptuous force and usually in plural.) Of persons. in the full1593 (So as to be) plump, swollen, or well rounded. Obsolete. trapstick1680 transferred and figurative. mill-post1739 A post supporting a windmill. Also figurative. spider-leg1765 A thin, long leg like those of a spider. leglet1821 A little or short leg, esp. the leg of a young child. pin leg1862 An artificial leg (cf. peg leg, n.). Also (in plural): narrow, spindly legs; stiff, inflexible legs. pipestem1872 Originally U.S. (chiefly humorous). A thin leg or arm. Cf. sense B. 1. piano leg1894 derogatory. A short, thickset leg. scissor legs1920 In plural. With reference to a person: long straight legs capable of taking large strides. Subcategories:— state of having (2) — person having (4) |
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