bow legs
plural noun
a condition in which the legs curve outwards like a bow between the ankle and the thigh
bow-legged
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a word derived from
bow legs.
Example Sentences
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The pressure on Niemann, the wiry 6-foot, 154-pounder with a slight bow-legged gait, to protect a big lead was self-induced, thanks to his three-day assault on Riviera.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2022
Troublingly thin, his nondescript brown T-shirt hanging off his shoulders and long legs curved outwards at the knee - a sure sign of vitamin D deficiency and the reason for his bow-legged gait.
From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2021
It ambled in with a casual, bow-legged stride, boots clomping, spurs ringing.
From Nature ● Dec. 31, 2019
Galvez told Gabriel Janer Manila, the anthropologist, that he was at first utterly “unadapted to social norms”, seemingly immune to the cold, and walked with the hunched, bow-legged gait of a monkey.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 28, 2018
Alexander jumped to his feet and assumed the wide, bow-legged stance of a sea captain that he often used when playing pirates.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
