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ˌunderˈlimbed, a.
[under-1 10 a.]
Having legs too slender in proportion to the body.
1686Lond. Gaz. No. 2142/4 A blackish brown Gelding.., long straight Legs, somewhat under-limbed. 1695Ibid. No. 3091/4 A red Roan,..under Limb'd,..and flat Rib'd. 1751Gibson Dis. Horses 18 When he happens to be under⁓limb'd, it is reckoned a great fault. 1833M. Scott Tom Cringle xvi, A pair of well polished hessian boots,..which by adhering close to his legs gave him..the appearance of being underlimbed. 1835A. Burnes Trav. Bokhara (ed. 2) I. 132 All the horses appeared to be under-limbed. |