Definition of Spindle-shanked

1. Adjective. Having long slender legs.

Exact synonyms: Spindle-legged
Similar to: Lean, Thin

Lexicographical Neighbors of Spindle-shanked

spinalis capitis muscle
spinalis cervicis muscle
spinalis muscle
spinalis thoracis
spinally
spinals
spinant
spinar
spinarama
spinars
spinas
spinate
spindle
spindle-celled layer
spindle-legged
spindle-shanked (current term)
spindle-shaped
spindle-shaped muscle
spindle-tree family
spindle cataract
spindle cell
spindle cell carcinoma
spindle cell lipoma
spindle cell nevus
spindle cell sarcoma
spindle fibre
spindle horn
spindle tree
spindleberry
spindleberry tree

Literary usage of Spindle-shanked

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

1. Richard Mansfield: The Man and the Actor by Paul Wilstach (1908)
"Striding with gay feathers tall, Hiding the holes in the hat, Eagle-eyed, spindle-shanked all, Cat-whiskered, teeth of the rat! Dub them pierce-paunch and ..."

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