spindleshanks

[ spin-dl-shangks ]

/ ˈspɪn dlˌʃæŋks /

noun, plural spin·dle·shanks.(used with a singular or plural verb)

spindlelegs.

Origin of spindleshanks

First recorded in 1560–70; spindle + shank + -s³

OTHER WORDS FROM spindleshanks

spin·dle-shanked

[spin-dl-shangkt], /ˈspɪn dlˌʃæŋkt/, adjective

Words nearby spindleshanks

spindle cell lipoma, spindle fiber, spindle file, spindle-legged, spindlelegs, spindleshanks, spindle side, spindle tree, spindling, spindly, spin doctor

Example sentences from the Web for spindleshanks

Perhaps they call you Sheepshanks, or Cruickshanks, or Spindleshanks?
Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17)|Various
Perhaps you are called Roast-ribs, or Sheepshanks, or Spindleshanks?
Household Stories by the Brothers Grimm|Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm
Compliments are the makeshifts of the elderly to call away attention from their spindleshanks.
A Nest of Linnets|Frank Frankfort Moore
Is your name, perhaps, Sheepshanks Cruickshanks, Spindleshanks?
The Blue Fairy Book|Various

单词	spindleshanks
释义	spindleshanks [ spin-dl-shangks ] / ˈspɪn dlˌʃæŋks / noun, plural spin·dle·shanks.(used with a singular or plural verb) spindlelegs. Origin of spindleshanks First recorded in 1560–70; spindle + shank + -s³ OTHER WORDS FROM spindleshanks spin·dle-shanked [spin-dl-shangkt], /ˈspɪn dlˌʃæŋkt/, adjective Words nearby spindleshanks spindle cell lipoma, spindle fiber, spindle file, spindle-legged, spindlelegs, spindleshanks, spindle side, spindle tree, spindling, spindly, spin doctor Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for spindleshanks Perhaps they call you Sheepshanks, or Cruickshanks, or Spindleshanks? Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17)\|Various Perhaps you are called Roast-ribs, or Sheepshanks, or Spindleshanks? Household Stories by the Brothers Grimm\|Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm Compliments are the makeshifts of the elderly to call away attention from their spindleshanks. A Nest of Linnets\|Frank Frankfort Moore Is your name, perhaps, Sheepshanks Cruickshanks, Spindleshanks? The Blue Fairy Book\|Various
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