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单词 spindlelegs
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spindlelegs

[ spin-dl-legz ]
/ ˈspɪn dlˌlɛgz /

noun, plural spin·dle·legs for 2.

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

Origin of spindlelegs

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

spindle cell carcinoma, spindle cell lipoma, spindle fiber, spindle file, spindle-legged, spindlelegs, spindleshanks, spindle side, spindle tree, spindling, spindly
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Example sentences from the Web for spindlelegs

  • 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

long thin legs
(functioning as singular) a person who has long thin legs
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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