Meaning

1 senses
  1. A leg that curves outward at the knee.

    Säbelbein, O-Bein

    саблеви́дная нога́sablevídnaja nogá, отклонённое кнару́жи коле́ноotklonjónnoje knarúži koléno

    a leg bowed outward at the knee (or below the knee)

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
leg that curves outward from the knee:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
leg that curves outward from the knee:

Origin

From bow + leg.

From bow + leg.

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Forms

plural: bowlegs
Singularbowleg
Pluralbowlegs

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
genu varumtibia varavalgus deformity
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Derivedbow-legged

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
bowleg — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto