Bandy-legged

Bandy-legged
Bandy-legged Ban"dy-legged`, a. Having crooked legs. [1913 Webster]

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  • bandy-legged — adjective have legs that curve outward at the knees • Syn: ↑bandy, ↑bowed, ↑bowleg, ↑bowlegged • Similar to: ↑unfit * * * | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|leg(ə̇)d adjective …   Useful english dictionary

  • bandy-legged — adjective see bandy III …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • bandy-legged — adjective bow legged; having knees which bend outward …   Wiktionary

  • bandy-legged — ban·dy legged …   English syllables

  • bandy-legged — /ˈbændi lɛgəd / (say bandee leguhd), / lɛgd/ (say legd) adjective having crooked legs; bow legged …  

  • bandy-legged — /ban dee leg id, legd /, adj. having crooked legs; bowlegged. [1680 90] * * * …   Universalium

  • bandy-legged — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. bowlegged. See distortion …   English dictionary for students

  • bandy legged — bowlegged, having legs curved outward at the knee …   English contemporary dictionary

  • bandy-legged — ban•dy leg•ged [[t]ˈbæn diˌlɛg ɪd, ˌlɛgd[/t]] adj. bowlegged • Etymology: 1680–90 …   From formal English to slang

  • bandy — (v.) 1570s, to strike back and forth, from M.Fr. bander, from root of BAND (Cf. band) (2). The sense apparently evolved from join together to oppose, to opposition itself, to exchanging blows, then metaphorically, to volleying in tennis. Bandy (n …   Etymology dictionary

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