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legless, a.|ˈlɛglɪs|
[f. leg n. + -less.]
a. Having no legs; deprived of legs.
1597Middleton Wisdom Solomon ix. 4 A legless body is my kingdom's map. 1848C. Lanman Angler in Canada 207 His [a seal's] clumsy and legless body. 1879Lubbock Sci. Lect. iii. 69 The larvæ of ants..are small, white, legless grubs.
b. slang. Drunk, esp. too drunk to stand.
1976A. Fairweather Low (song-title) Wide eyed and legless. 1977O.D. No. 3. 4/2 Gigs were a cheap way of getting pissed. We were usually legless by half 8. 1978Times 7 Apr. 4/8 The only thing that annoyed us with the Sailor programme was that they showed too much of the lads getting legless in pubs. 1982B. Beaumont Thanks to Rugby xiii. 176 Jeff Squire was doctoring each drink with..vodka. By the end Noel was plastered and legless. 1986Daily Tel. 1 Sept. 5/3, I must have had well over half a bottle... In the end I was legless and couldn't talk. |