- spindle-shanked
- ˈspɪndlʃæŋkt = spindle-legged
1) длинноногий;
с длинными и тонкими ногами - * man человек с журавлиными ногами, "журавль"
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь. 2001.
spindle-shanked
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Spindle-shanked — Spin dle shanked , a. Having long, slender legs. Addison. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spindle-shanked — adjective Date: 1593 spindle legged … New Collegiate Dictionary
spindle-shanked — adjective having long slender legs • Syn: ↑spindle legged • Similar to: ↑thin, ↑lean … Useful english dictionary
spindle-legged — [spin′dəlshaŋkt΄spin′dəlleg΄id, spin′dəllegd΄] adj. having thin legs: also spindle shanked [spin′dəlshaŋkt΄] * * * … Universalium
spindle-legged — [spin′dəlshaŋkt΄spin′dəlleg΄id, spin′dəllegd΄] adj. having thin legs: also spindle shanked [spin′dəlshaŋkt΄] … English World dictionary
spindle — n. & v. n. 1 a a pin in a spinning wheel used for twisting and winding the thread. b a small bar with tapered ends used for the same purpose in hand spinning. c a pin bearing the bobbin of a spinning machine. 2 a pin or axis that revolves or on… … Useful english dictionary
spindle-shanks — plural noun informal, dated long, thin legs. ↘[treated as sing.] a person with long, thin legs. Derivatives spindle shanked adjective … English new terms dictionary
spindle-legged — adjective having long slender legs • Syn: ↑spindle shanked • Similar to: ↑thin, ↑lean … Useful english dictionary
spin|dle-shanked — «SPIHN duhl SHANGKT», adjective. = spindle legged. (Cf. ↑spindle legged) … Useful english dictionary
spindleshanks — spindle shanked /spin dl shangkt /, adj. /spin dl shangks /, n., pl. spindleshanks. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) spindlelegs. [1560 70; SPINDLE + SHANK + S3] * * * … Universalium
λεπτοκνημότερον — λεπτόκνημος spindle shanked adverbial comp λεπτόκνημος spindle shanked masc acc comp sg λεπτόκνημος spindle shanked neut nom/voc/acc comp sg … Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)
