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feather-legged

[ feth-er-leg-id, -legd ]

/ ˈfɛð ərˌlɛg ɪd, -ˌlɛgd /

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adjective Southern U.S.

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Origin of feather-legged

First recorded in 1870–75

Words nearby feather-legged

feather grass, featherhead, feathering, feather in one's cap, feather key, feather-legged, featherlight, feather merchant, feather one's nest, feather one's own nest, feather palm

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Example sentences from the Web for feather-legged

Targeting her upper back, Couple sat cross-legged on a table while she whipped her slave.
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And then having done that why did it actually feather, when apparently no crew command was given.
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Sitting up there at that little spindly-legged organ, he looked enormous, bigger than life, like a gorilla at a harpsichord.
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I often sit on the floor and work cross-legged with my laptop.
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And humility, well, that's about as useful as a one-legged man at an ass-kicking contest.
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There was one honest dog in that company, but the two-legged specimen was a little "too sweet to be wholesome."
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
She wore soiled Burberry, high-legged tan boots, and a peaked cap of distinctly military appearance.
Dope|Sax Rohmer
Clean your tube regularly, and your amber mouthpiece with a feather dipped in spirits of lavender.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
Edna was sitting on the tabouret, idly brushing the tips of a feather duster along the carpet when he came in again.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
Around her throat was a white feather boa, while her features were half concealed by the veil she wore.
The Doctor of Pimlico|William Le Queux

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