spindleshanks
[ spin-dl-shangks ]
/ ˈspɪn dlˌʃæŋks /
noun, plural spin·dle·shanks. (used with a singular or plural verb)
OTHER WORDS FROM spindleshanks
spin·dle-shanked [spin-dl-shangkt] /ˈspɪn dlˌʃæŋkt/, adjectiveWords nearby spindleshanks
spindle side,
spindle tree,
spindle-legged,
spindleage,
spindlelegs,
spindleshanks,
spindling,
spindly,
spindrift,
spine,
spine of scapula
Example sentences from the Web for spindleshanks
Perhaps they call you Sheepshanks, or Cruickshanks, or Spindleshanks?
Perhaps you are called Roast-ribs, or Sheepshanks, or Spindleshanks?
Household Stories by the Brothers Grimm |Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm GrimmCompliments are the makeshifts of the elderly to call away attention from their spindleshanks.
A Nest of Linnets |Frank Frankfort MooreIs your name, perhaps, Sheepshanks Cruickshanks, Spindleshanks?
The Blue Fairy Book |Various