"long ghost" meaning in English

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      "expansion": "long ghost (plural long ghosts)",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "ref": "1833, anonymous author, Frank Orby, page 11",
          "text": "“Pray,” said Doctor Waldron, addressing Mrs. Green, “who is that little fubsy lady, with scarce a morsel of neck, and all covered with ribbands, pursued by that long ghost of a man in the Spanish dress?”",
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        {
          "ref": "1903, William Craig (of Invercargill, N.Z.), My Adventures on the Australian Goldfields (page 11)",
          "text": "“Now, you long ghost with the bell-topper, what did you pay for that coat? It's a Houndsditcher!” The sally was greeted with laughter from all who heard it."
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "A tall, thin person."
      ],
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          "thin"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang, archaic) A tall, thin person."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "beanpole"
        },
        {
          "word": "lamppost"
        }
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        "archaic",
        "slang"
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  "word": "long ghost"
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  "lang_code": "en",
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          "ref": "1833, anonymous author, Frank Orby, page 11",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1903, William Craig (of Invercargill, N.Z.), My Adventures on the Australian Goldfields (page 11)",
          "text": "“Now, you long ghost with the bell-topper, what did you pay for that coat? It's a Houndsditcher!” The sally was greeted with laughter from all who heard it."
        }
      ],
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        "A tall, thin person."
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        "(slang, archaic) A tall, thin person."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "beanpole"
        },
        {
          "word": "lamppost"
        }
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  "word": "long ghost"
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