a. Spun out, or extended, to great length; hence, long-winded; tedious. [ 1913 Webster ]
The longspun allegories fulsome grow,
While the dull moral lies too plain below. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ So called from the length of the hind claw. ] (Zool.) Any one of several species of fringilline birds of the genus
n. [ So called from the length of the hind claw. ] (Zool.) Any one of several species of fringilline birds of the genus