longshanks

Noun

Meaning

The stilt.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

Edward grenadier longlegs giant lengthy Ezra daddy longlegs Eduard Eduardo Edouard leggy spindleshanks Edvard long-legged beanpole
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Examples

As Wallace charges toward the departing Longshanks on horseback, he is intercepted by one of the king's lancers, who turns out to be Robert. Source: Internet

Portrayal of Longshanks and Prince Edward The actual Edward I was ruthless and temperamental, but the film exaggerates his character for effect. Source: Internet

Isabella exacts revenge on the now terminally ill Longshanks by telling him she is pregnant with Wallace's child. Source: Internet

Later, Wallace did carry out a large-scale raid into the north of England, but he did not get as far south as York, nor did he kill Longshanks' nephew. Source: Internet

Longshanks orders his son Prince Edward ( Peter Hanly ) to stop Wallace by any means necessary. Source: Internet

Nonetheless, he became an imposing man; at 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) he towered over most of his contemporaries, and hence perhaps his epithet "Longshanks", meaning "long legs" or "long shins". Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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