long-leggedadj.

Brit.

/ˌlɒŋˈlɛɡ(ᵻ)d/, U.S.

/ˈlɔŋˈˌlɛɡ(ə)d/,

/ˈlɑŋˈˌlɛɡ(ə)d/

Forms: see long adj.¹ and n.¹ and legged adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: long adj.¹, legged adj.

Etymology: < long adj.¹ + legged adj.

1. Having long legs.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > body and limbs > [adjective] > relating to limbs > having long or slender legs

long-legged1575

stilted1869

1575 G. Gascoigne Noble Arte Venerie xlvii. 145 The wilde Goate is as bigge as an Harte, but he is not so long, nor so long legged.

?1593 H. Chettle Kind-harts Dreame sig. C3^v Is it not absurde to see a long legd lubber pinned in a chayre [etc.]?

1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream ii. ii. 21 Hence you long legd Spinners, hence.

1717 G. Berkeley Jrnls. Trav. Italy 30 May in Wks. (1955) VII. 288 All the spiders except the long-legged ones bite.

1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth vii, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. II. 193 What could have brought down the lang-legged loons to do their bloody wark within burgh?

1875 W. S. Hayward Love against World 14 A long-legged puppy.

1933 D. Thomas Let. Nov. (1987) 43 My only sister passed through the stages of longlegged schoolgirlishness..and social snobbery into a comfortable married life.

2012 Birdwatch Apr. 80/4 Spanish raptor records included three Pallid Harriers, three Long-legged Buzzards and four Spotted Eagles.

2. Nautical slang. Of a boat or ship: having a deep draught.

ΚΠ

1757 H. Laurens Let. 7 Jan. in Papers (1970) II. 400 Such a large long legged Ship as the Henrietta & Louisa.

1802 Naval Chron. 8 83 Those ships being, to make use of a nautical phrase, too long legged for the eastern yard.

1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. 455 Long-legged, said of a vessel drawing much water.

1900 Black Diamond 24 Feb. 208/2 Raising it [sc. a water trestle] up four feet for better delivery to long-legged vessels.

1964 MotorBoating Aug. 47/1 This sportive sail [sc. the spinnaker] originated on long-legged merchant windships of the 19th century.

2001 Chesapeake Bay Mag. Oct. 31/2 (advt.) A long-legged yacht that still allows you to welcome guests in gracious comfort.

Compounds

† long-legged plover n. Obsolete a stilt (genus Himantopus).Cf. long leg n. 2, Longshanks n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > order Charadriiformes > [noun] > family Recurvirostridae > genus Himantopus (stilt)

Himantopus1753

long-legged plover1766

stilt-plover1779

Longshanks1804

stilt1831

tilt1831

stilt-bird1835

stilt-shank1852

1766 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. ii. 128 The long legged Plover..is the most singular of the British birds.

1840 Penny Cycl. XVIII. 285/1 Himantopus melanopterus... This is..the Stilt Plover, Long-legged Plover, and Longshanks of the modern British.

1904 Anglo-Amer. Encycl. & Dict. III. 1330/1 This bird, called in Europe the Long-legged Plover, is 14 inches long.

long-legged spider n. a harvestman or opilionid (now rare); (also) a spider of the genus Pholcus.

ΚΠ

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. x. 215/2 The long legged Spider of the Garden, or Field,..is called the Shephards-Spider.

1769 J. Berkenhout Outl. Nat. Hist. Great Brit. & Ireland I. 183 Phalangium... 1. Opilio. Long-legged Spider... 2. Cancroides. Scorpion Tick.

1848 G. Johnston in Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 2 No. 6. 292 The Phalangia,..or long-legged spiders.

1902 Trans. Connecticut Acad. Arts & Sci. 9 835 Pholcus tipuloides Koch; Long-legged Spider.

1921 Sci. Amer. Sept. 213/1 Every nature lover is familiar with the long-legged spider, the Phalangium opilio.

1980 E. J. Popham in H. P. White Continuing Conurbation xiv. 189 The long legged spider Pholcus phalangiodes occurs in houses where the average temperature is over 50°C [sic; read °F].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	long-legged
释义	long-leggedadj. Brit. /ˌlɒŋˈlɛɡ(ᵻ)d/, U.S. /ˈlɔŋˈˌlɛɡ(ə)d/, /ˈlɑŋˈˌlɛɡ(ə)d/ Forms: see long adj.¹ and n.¹ and legged adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: long adj.¹, legged adj. Etymology: < long adj.¹ + legged adj. 1. Having long legs. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > body and limbs > [adjective] > relating to limbs > having long or slender legs long-legged1575 stilted1869 1575 G. Gascoigne Noble Arte Venerie xlvii. 145 The wilde Goate is as bigge as an Harte, but he is not so long, nor so long legged. ?1593 H. Chettle Kind-harts Dreame sig. C3^v Is it not absurde to see a long legd lubber pinned in a chayre [etc.]? 1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream ii. ii. 21 Hence you long legd Spinners, hence. View more context for this quotation 1717 G. Berkeley Jrnls. Trav. Italy 30 May in Wks. (1955) VII. 288 All the spiders except the long-legged ones bite. 1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth vii, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. II. 193 What could have brought down the lang-legged loons to do their bloody wark within burgh? 1875 W. S. Hayward Love against World 14 A long-legged puppy. 1933 D. Thomas Let. Nov. (1987) 43 My only sister passed through the stages of longlegged schoolgirlishness..and social snobbery into a comfortable married life. 2012 Birdwatch Apr. 80/4 Spanish raptor records included three Pallid Harriers, three Long-legged Buzzards and four Spotted Eagles. 2. Nautical slang. Of a boat or ship: having a deep draught. ΚΠ 1757 H. Laurens Let. 7 Jan. in Papers (1970) II. 400 Such a large long legged Ship as the Henrietta & Louisa. 1802 Naval Chron. 8 83 Those ships being, to make use of a nautical phrase, too long legged for the eastern yard. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. 455 Long-legged, said of a vessel drawing much water. 1900 Black Diamond 24 Feb. 208/2 Raising it [sc. a water trestle] up four feet for better delivery to long-legged vessels. 1964 MotorBoating Aug. 47/1 This sportive sail [sc. the spinnaker] originated on long-legged merchant windships of the 19th century. 2001 Chesapeake Bay Mag. Oct. 31/2 (advt.) A long-legged yacht that still allows you to welcome guests in gracious comfort. Compounds † long-legged plover n. Obsolete a stilt (genus Himantopus).Cf. long leg n. 2, Longshanks n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Charadriiformes > [noun] > family Recurvirostridae > genus Himantopus (stilt) Himantopus1753 long-legged plover1766 stilt-plover1779 Longshanks1804 stilt1831 tilt1831 stilt-bird1835 stilt-shank1852 1766 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. ii. 128 The long legged Plover..is the most singular of the British birds. 1840 Penny Cycl. XVIII. 285/1 Himantopus melanopterus... This is..the Stilt Plover, Long-legged Plover, and Longshanks of the modern British. 1904 Anglo-Amer. Encycl. & Dict. III. 1330/1 This bird, called in Europe the Long-legged Plover, is 14 inches long. long-legged spider n. a harvestman or opilionid (now rare); (also) a spider of the genus Pholcus. ΚΠ 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. x. 215/2 The long legged Spider of the Garden, or Field,..is called the Shephards-Spider. 1769 J. Berkenhout Outl. Nat. Hist. Great Brit. & Ireland I. 183 Phalangium... 1. Opilio. Long-legged Spider... 2. Cancroides. Scorpion Tick. 1848 G. Johnston in Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 2 No. 6. 292 The Phalangia,..or long-legged spiders. 1902 Trans. Connecticut Acad. Arts & Sci. 9 835 Pholcus tipuloides Koch; Long-legged Spider. 1921 Sci. Amer. Sept. 213/1 Every nature lover is familiar with the long-legged spider, the Phalangium opilio. 1980 E. J. Popham in H. P. White Continuing Conurbation xiv. 189 The long legged spider Pholcus phalangiodes occurs in houses where the average temperature is over 50°C [sic; read °F]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1575
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