dogleg
a route, way, or course that turns at a sharp angle.
to proceed around a sharp angle or along an angular or zigzag course: The road doglegged through the mountains.
Origin of dogleg
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How to use dogleg in a sentence
Dog-leg begged the Major not to waste these things of an Indian's desire, but give them to his tribe.
Bulldog Carney | W. A. FraserHe was glad to see me, and at once offered me a chew of dog-leg natural-leaf tobacco.
Fighting Byng | A. StoneThere is a dog-leg hole for the fifth that leads to a green partly framed in a corner of trees.
The Happy Golfer | Henry LeachThe first hole at Hoylake and the second and eleventh at Prince's are dog-leg holes that he likes best.
The Happy Golfer | Henry LeachI admit that I would give a good deal to hear Griffith's story of how he did the dog-leg hole in three again.
British Dictionary definitions for dogleg
/ (ˈdɒɡˌlɛɡ) /
a sharp bend or angle
something with a sharp bend
(intr) to go off at an angle
of or with the shape of a dogleg
Derived forms of dogleg
- doglegged (ˌdɒɡˈlɛɡɪd, ˈdɒɡˌlɛɡd), adjective
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