·adj Having long, slender legs.
·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
·adj Having (such or so many) legs; — used in composition; as, a long-legged man; a two-legged anim...
·adj Having long, slender legs. ...
·adj Having the shape of a spindle. II. Spindle-shaped ·adj Thickest in the middle, and tapering to...
Slender legs. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
The pivot on which the mast-head-vane turns; it should never be made of metal, lest it attract light...
·adj Having legs of unequal length, as the badger was thought to have. ...
·adj Having legs that bend inward at the knees. ...
·adj Having crooked legs. ...
·adj Having crooked legs, ·esp. with the knees bent outward. ...
·adj Noting a flight of stairs, consisting of two or more straight portions connected by a platform ...
·adj Having short legs, like a waddling duck; short-legged. ...
·adj Nimble; swift of foot. ...
·adj Having the feet so near together that they interfere in traveling. ...
·adj Having a conspicuous tuft of feathers on the legs. ...
·adj Having the legs covered with feathers; — said of a bird. ...
Said of a vessel drawing much water. ♦ Long leggers, lean schooners. Longer than ordinary proporti...
The gallows, formerly consisting of three posts, over which were laid three transverse beams. This c...