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grandfather longlegs
Daddy longlegs Dad"dy long"legs` 1. (Zo["o]l.) An arachnidan of the genus Phalangium, and allied genera, having a small body and four pairs of long legs; -- called also harvestman, carter, and grandfather longlegs. 2. (Zo["o]l.) A name applied to many species of dipterous insects of the genus Tipula, and allied genera, with slender bodies, and very long, slender legs; the crane fly; -- called also father longlegs.
Grandfatherly
Grandfatherly Grand"fa"ther*ly, a. Like a grandfather in age or manner; kind; benignant; indulgent. He was a grandfatherly sort of personage. --Hawthorne.

Meaning of grandfather from wikipedia

- Grandparents, individually known as grandmother and grandfather, are the parents of a person's father or motherpaternal or maternal. Every ****ually-reproducing...
- A grandfather clause, also known as grandfather policy, grandfathering, or being grandfathered in, is a provision in which an old rule continues to apply...
- A grandfather clock (also a longcase clock, tall-case clock, grandfather's clock, or floor clock) is a tall, freestanding, weight-driven pendulum clock...
- Grandfather Mountain is a mountain, a non-profit attraction, and a North Carolina state park near Linville, North Carolina. At 5,946 feet (1,812 m), it...
- least one older version of the data, as it would not have the error. Grandfather-father-son backup (GFS) is a common rotation scheme for backup media...
- Grandfather's Journey is a children’s picture book by Allen Say. The story is told from the perspective of Say, who narrates his grandfather’s immigration...
- Grandfather's Clock is an easy patience or solitaire card game using a deck of 52 playing cards. Its foundation is akin to Clock Patience; but while winning...
- up grandfather in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A grandfather is a father of someone's parent. Grandfather may also refer to: The Grandfather, a novel...
- people, the Teachings of the Seven Grandfathers, also known simply as either the Seven Teachings or Seven Grandfathers, is a set of teachings that demonstrates...
- Sold Grandfather (German: Der verkaufte Großvater) may refer to: The Sold Grandfather a play by the German writer Anton Hamik The Sold Grandfather (1942...