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Bow-legged. World English Historical Dictionary

Bow-legged. World English Historical Dictionary Dictionary Biographies Literary Criticism Welcome Terms of Service ⧏ Previous Next ⧐ Contents Slice Contents Key Bibliographic Record Murray’s New English Dictionary. 1888, rev. 2024. Bow-legged a. [f. bow-legs + -ED1.] Having crooked or outwardly bent legs; bandy-legged. (Huloet identified it with knock-kneed.)

1 1552.  Huloet, Bowe legged, as he that hath his legges bowed inwarde, narrow at the knees.

2 1601.  Holland, Pliny, I. 350. Wry legged, Vatiæ, and Vatinii (bow-legged).

3 1686.  Lond. Gaz., No. 2137/4. A black and white gelt Dog … bowe-leg’d. Ibid. (1697), No. 3287/4. Talks very lowd, bow Legg’d, walks briskly.

4 1863.  Huxley, Man’s Place Nat., 28. When he walks in the erect posture, he turns the leg and foot outward, which occasions him … to seem bow-legged.

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