Slender legs.
Legs, or gams. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
·noun The fusee of a watch. II. Spindle ·noun Any marine gastropod of the genus Fusus. III. Spindl...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
The vertical iron pin upon which the capstan moves. (See capstan.) Also, a piece of timber forming t...
The Sailor's Word-Book
A nickname for a man with bandy legs. He buys his boots in Crooked Lane, and his stockings in Bandy-...
A long-legged person. ...
To ride shanks naggy: to travel on foot. SCOTCH. ...
arsmart N. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
·adj Having long, slender legs. ...
·adj Having the shape of a spindle. II. Spindle-shaped ·adj Thickest in the middle, and tapering to...
The pivot on which the mast-head-vane turns; it should never be made of metal, lest it attract light...