beanpole
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Then there is Milton, a 6-foot, 7-inch beanpole who loves playing Pokémon and appears to take his facial hair manscaping cues from a walrus.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2023
Those traits allowed Clark to defend every player on the court, from jitterbug point guards to beanpole centers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2023
It wasn’t until the summer of 2019 that Desouza came across an open casting call looking for a Michael Cooper type: someone 6-foot or above who played basketball and was shaped like a beanpole.
From Washington Post ● May 15, 2022
As a dancer, Peter Walker, a dark-haired beanpole amid the New York City Ballet corps, has an unusually adult and purposeful look.
From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2018
Cat had been cleaned up, her wounds washed and bandaged, but she was skinny as a beanpole, and her hands shook when she picked up the silverware.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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