bandy legs
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Near them, a villager with bandy legs and a bulbous neck tumour is digging into the sand with half a white plastic plate and pouring it into a large bucket.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 23, 2012
He would unselfconsciously offer up his seamed face to the questioning fingers of blind fans and trot up the grandstand on his bandy legs to patiently chat with people in wheelchairs.
From New York Times ● Feb. 20, 2012
Or perhaps Garrincha's moment came when it really mattered, his bandy legs delivering in the 1958 final after Brazil fell behind early on to the hosts, Sweden.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 15, 2010
Sturdy bulldog of newspapers, with bandy legs and a coarse voice, it glared at rivals, referred to itself as "the World's Greatest Newspaper."
From Time Magazine Archive
Queen Selyse's uncle was a keg of a man with thick arms and bandy legs.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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