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triped|ˈtraɪpɛd|
[ad. L. tripēs, -ped-is, three-footed, three-legged, f. tri- tri- + pēs foot.]
A three-legged animal.
1916Daily Colonist (Victoria, B.C.) 2 July 4/5 A three-legged chicken is the pride of a brood of a dozen hatched last week... The triped is quite lively and is putting lots of joy into the life of the Simpson barnyard. 1954W. K. Hancock Country & Calling 14 Peter [sc. a horse] went permanently lame after a week or two of work; he was a triped, William said, and no use to a bush minister in his professional capacity. 1971I. Brown Old & Young xiv. 220 The small child is a quadruped... Then comes the erect and active biped. At last the codger limps along using a stick for an extra limb. As one who has reached the triped stage I am denied the pleasure of..exercise. |