n. [ AS. spinal, fr. spinnan to spin; akin to D. spil, G. spille, spindel, OHG. spinnala. √170. See Spin. ]
Dead spindle (Mach.),
Live spindle (Mach.),
Spindle shell. (Zool.)
Spindle side,
Spindle tree (Bot.),
v. i.
It has begun to spindle into overintellectuality. Lowell. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having long, slender legs. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A spindleshanks. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having long, slender legs. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A person with slender shanks, or legs; -- used humorously or in contempt. [ 1913 Webster ]
a.
n. (Zool.) The pintail duck. [ Local, U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Zool.) The larva of a noctuid moth (Achatodes zeae) which feeds inside the stalks of corn (maize), sometimes causing much damage. It is smooth, with a black head and tail and a row of black dots across each segment. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Long and slender, or disproportionately tall and slender;
a. Long and slender, or disproportionately tall and slender;
n. Same as Spoondrift.
The ocean waves are broken up by wind, ultimately producing the storm wrack and spindrift of the tempest-tossed sea. J. E. Marr. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]