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Noun: spindleshanks
  1. A thin person with long thin legs
    "The lanky basketball player was often called spindleshanks by his teammates";
    - spindlelegs
     
  2. Long thin legs
    "The fashion model's spindleshanks accentuated her height";
    - spindlelegs

Type of: leg, peg [informal], pin [informal], scrag, skin and bones [informal], stick [informal], thin person