单词 | long-shanked |
释义 | > as lemmaslong-shanked long-shanked adj. ΚΠ 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. xi. ii. 310 Marke what long-shanked legs above ordinary she [sc. Nature] hath given unto them [sc. gnats] [Fr. ou les iarrets qu'il a ainsi longs & estenduz; L. praelongavit pedum crura]. 1706 T. D'Urfey Wonders in Sun iii. i. 53 That Long-shank'd Devil, there stands too near me, to let me be diverted, Pox take him. 1831 Mechanics' Mag. 12 Mar. 19/1 The head of a long-shanked hook. 1922 Cent. Mag. May 44/2 His long-shanked spurs trailed in the dust. 2006 A. Epstein Circle Cast (2011) iv. 47 The taller rider, a boy, long-shanked and spindly. < as lemmas |
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