dogleggedadj.

Brit.

/ˈdɒɡlɛɡd/, U.S.

/ˈdɔɡˌlɛɡd/,

/ˈdɑɡˌlɛɡd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: dog n.¹, legged adj.

Etymology: < dog n.¹ + legged adj., probably after dogleg adj.

1. Designating a staircase without a well and with a bend of 180°, usually at a landing halfway between floors. Cf. dogleg adj. 1a.

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1703 R. Neve City & Countrey Purchaser 251 Dog-legg'd-stairs..first fly directly forward, then wind a Semicircle, and then fly directly back again, parallel to the first flight.

1737 E. Hoppus Gentleman's & Builder's Repository 92 Stairs mixed of strait and winding Steps, are also of several Kinds; some are called Dog-legged, [etc.].

1797 Pain's Brit. Palladio (new ed.) 8/1 Fig. D Plan and elevation of a dog-legged stair with winders.

1823 P. Nicholson New Pract. Builder 189 Dog-legged stairs..have no well-hole.

1876 Manufacturer & Builder Feb. 42/3 The Londoner..is forever ascending and descending his deal ‘dog-legged’ staircase.

1935 J. F. Kelly Archit. Guide for Connecticut 18 This flight of stairs is..an early type belonging to at least the first quarter of the eighteenth century. As far as known, it is the only ‘dog-legged’ staircase in Connecticut.

2004 Sunday Tel. (Nexis) 25 Jan. (House & Home) 3 A dog-legged staircase also means children have less far to fall if they lose their balance.

2. gen. That bends sharply; angled like a dog's hind leg.

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the world > space > shape > angularity > [adjective] > turned or bent at an angle

kneed1775

doglegged1861

cranked1862

dogleg1865

off-set1926

1861 Freeman's Jrnl. (Dublin) 28 June We behold in costly new churches low and dwarfish portals, unsightly dog-legged gables, and sometimes gleanings of domestic or profane taste.

1889 C. H. Harrison Race with Sun xxxiii. 351 Its [sc. Roumania's] map shows it to be dog-legged in shape.

1913 Manitoba Free Press 23 Aug. 21/3 At 200 yards the course abruptly turns to the right, making it a doglegged hole.

1954 N. Pevsner Cambridgeshire (Buildings of Eng.) 76 A dog-legged building of unobtrusive design.

1988 B. Desai Memory of Elephants 27 Seen from above Bombay is a doglegged peninsula jutting into the Arabian Sea.

2004 Time Out N.Y. 10 June 4/3 No one knows exactly how the little doglegged lane in the West Village got its name.

3. Chiefly Australian and New Zealand. Designating a rough type of fence formed of logs or poles laid on X-shaped supports. Cf. dogleg adj. 1b.

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the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > that which or one who closes or shuts > a barrier > [adjective] > that will serve as a fence > having a fence or paling > of specific construction (of fence)

stake-and-ridered1829

ridered1833

dogleg1836

staked and ridered1852

hog-tight1858

staked-and-bound1861

doglegged1891

1891 E. H. Hallack W.A. & Yilgarn Goldfields 14 One of the wheat paddocks is enclosed by the most valuable fencing material I have ever seen, viz., sandalwood, doglegged and propped to escape the risk of fire.

1900 H. Lawson Over Sliprails 95 A spidery dog-legged fence.

1935 N. R. McKenzie Gael fares Forth 88 The ‘dog-legged’ [type of fence]..was apparently a purely Canadian type..made with stakes of varying length and the trunks of small trees.

1988 D. McGill Dict. Kiwi Slang 38 Doglegged, shape of a crooked fence; from the proverbially crooked nature of a dog's hind leg.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	doglegged
释义	dogleggedadj. Brit. /ˈdɒɡlɛɡd/, U.S. /ˈdɔɡˌlɛɡd/, /ˈdɑɡˌlɛɡd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: dog n.¹, legged adj. Etymology: < dog n.¹ + legged adj., probably after dogleg adj. 1. Designating a staircase without a well and with a bend of 180°, usually at a landing halfway between floors. Cf. dogleg adj. 1a. ΚΠ 1703 R. Neve City & Countrey Purchaser 251 Dog-legg'd-stairs..first fly directly forward, then wind a Semicircle, and then fly directly back again, parallel to the first flight. 1737 E. Hoppus Gentleman's & Builder's Repository 92 Stairs mixed of strait and winding Steps, are also of several Kinds; some are called Dog-legged, [etc.]. 1797 Pain's Brit. Palladio (new ed.) 8/1 Fig. D Plan and elevation of a dog-legged stair with winders. 1823 P. Nicholson New Pract. Builder 189 Dog-legged stairs..have no well-hole. 1876 Manufacturer & Builder Feb. 42/3 The Londoner..is forever ascending and descending his deal ‘dog-legged’ staircase. 1935 J. F. Kelly Archit. Guide for Connecticut 18 This flight of stairs is..an early type belonging to at least the first quarter of the eighteenth century. As far as known, it is the only ‘dog-legged’ staircase in Connecticut. 2004 Sunday Tel. (Nexis) 25 Jan. (House & Home) 3 A dog-legged staircase also means children have less far to fall if they lose their balance. 2. gen. That bends sharply; angled like a dog's hind leg. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > angularity > [adjective] > turned or bent at an angle kneed1775 doglegged1861 cranked1862 dogleg1865 off-set1926 1861 Freeman's Jrnl. (Dublin) 28 June We behold in costly new churches low and dwarfish portals, unsightly dog-legged gables, and sometimes gleanings of domestic or profane taste. 1889 C. H. Harrison Race with Sun xxxiii. 351 Its [sc. Roumania's] map shows it to be dog-legged in shape. 1913 Manitoba Free Press 23 Aug. 21/3 At 200 yards the course abruptly turns to the right, making it a doglegged hole. 1954 N. Pevsner Cambridgeshire (Buildings of Eng.) 76 A dog-legged building of unobtrusive design. 1988 B. Desai Memory of Elephants 27 Seen from above Bombay is a doglegged peninsula jutting into the Arabian Sea. 2004 Time Out N.Y. 10 June 4/3 No one knows exactly how the little doglegged lane in the West Village got its name. 3. Chiefly Australian and New Zealand. Designating a rough type of fence formed of logs or poles laid on X-shaped supports. Cf. dogleg adj. 1b. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > that which or one who closes or shuts > a barrier > [adjective] > that will serve as a fence > having a fence or paling > of specific construction (of fence) stake-and-ridered1829 ridered1833 dogleg1836 staked and ridered1852 hog-tight1858 staked-and-bound1861 doglegged1891 1891 E. H. Hallack W.A. & Yilgarn Goldfields 14 One of the wheat paddocks is enclosed by the most valuable fencing material I have ever seen, viz., sandalwood, doglegged and propped to escape the risk of fire. 1900 H. Lawson Over Sliprails 95 A spidery dog-legged fence. 1935 N. R. McKenzie Gael fares Forth 88 The ‘dog-legged’ [type of fence]..was apparently a purely Canadian type..made with stakes of varying length and the trunks of small trees. 1988 D. McGill Dict. Kiwi Slang 38 Doglegged, shape of a crooked fence; from the proverbially crooked nature of a dog's hind leg. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1703
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