bow legs
Britishplural noun
Other Word Forms
- bow-legged adjective
Example Sentences
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He cited a 2016 global consensus report on rickets, a condition linked to vitamin D deficiency that causes soft bones and bow legs.
From Science Magazine
Children with achondroplasia can develop a curve in their lower spine and some get bow legs.
From BBC
I’d seent this afore in Possum Moan; when you summed it up with his bow legs, these was signs that someone had got a bad dose of rickets when they was young.
From Literature
Those with tattoos, dreadlocks and "bow legs" were also disqualified from the exercise.
From BBC
"Some of our clients come to treat their pelvis after childbirth, or others to fix bow legs."
From BBC
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