peg leg

noun

1. an artificial leg, especially a wooden one.

2. a person with an artificial leg.

peg leg

noun

1. an artificial leg, esp one made of wood

2. a person with an artificial leg

Other Word Forms

• peglegged adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of peg leg¹

First recorded in 1760–70

Example Sentences

“How about a peg leg instead?”

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Even as Penelope dragged and cajoled them up the aisle, the eyes of the Incorrigibles remained riveted on this inexplicable bird, with its canine howls and bright green plumage, miniature peg leg, and rakish three-cornered hat.

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It’s Eghbal — or “Peg Leg,” a nickname in honor of his prosthetic leg that squeaked whenever he moved.

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Knocking Rashad unconscious and stuffing him in a trunk in the back of his van, Vahid quickly drives around town tracking down others who were tortured by Peg Leg.

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But none of them is fully confident that Rashad is Peg Leg — they never saw his face — although Hamid swears he recognizes his torturer’s foul breath.

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