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 Words From

• peglegged adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of peg leg¹

First recorded in 1760–70

Example Sentences

Mr. Bodge retreated as nimbly as a man with a peg-leg could be expected to move.

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He carried his unstrapped peg-leg in his hand, holding it as he would a weapon.

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"There's runnin' water there," announced the wizard, stabbing the soil with his peg-leg.

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He pulled up his trousers and showed a shank as shrunken as a peg-leg.

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A grizzled old man with a long red beard and a peg leg was digging around the geraniums as we approached.

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