Spindleshanks

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Spindleshanks \Spin"dle*shanks`\, n.
     A person with slender shanks, or legs; -- used humorously or
     in contempt.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  spindleshanks
       n 1: a thin person with long thin legs [syn: {spindlelegs}]
       2: long thin legs [syn: {spindlelegs}]