Definition of Long-shanked

1. Adjective. Having long legs.

Exact synonyms: Leggy, Long-legged
Similar to: Tall
Derivative terms: Leg, Leg, Leg

Lexicographical Neighbors of Long-shanked

long-life
long-lining
long-lived
long-lost
long-neck
long-neck clam
long-nose
long-period
long-play
long-playing
long-range
long-ranger
long-rangers
long-run
long-running
long-shanked (current term)
long-sighted
long-sightedness
long-since
long-snouted
long-span
long-spined bullhead
long-spined bullheads
long-spurred violet
long-standing
long-staple
long-sufferance
long-suffering
long-tail boat
long-tail boats

Literary usage of Long-shanked

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Practical Dictionary of the English and German Languages by Felix Flügel (1874)
"... —bart, m. nan or animal with a long beard; — boum, m. tongue of a waggon, perch; —bein, n. vulg. long- shanks; —beinig, adj. long-legged, long- shanked; ..."

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