longshanks

== English == === Etymology === long + shanks === Noun === longshanks (plural longshanks) (dated) A bird, the stilt. === Adjective === longshanks (not comparable) (dated) long-legged or tall. === References === “longshanks”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.