spindle shanked
/ˈspɪndl ˌʃæŋkt/
adjective
- Having long, thin legs or shanks (the lower part of the leg).
- The old man was spindle-shanked but still walked briskly.
- He was a spindle-shanked runner, all legs and no body fat.
- The heron is a spindle-shanked bird that wades in shallow water.
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