peg-leggedadj.

Brit.

/ˈpɛɡlɛɡ(ə)d/,

/ˌpɛɡˈlɛɡᵻd/, U.S.

/ˈpɛɡˌlɛɡ(ə)d/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: peg leg n., -ed suffix².

Etymology: < peg leg n. + -ed suffix².Compare earlier use in nicknames:1840 Era 11 Oct. 6/4 You..thrashed Peg-legged Tom,..when you saw he was fixed with his wooden leg in the water-plug, and therefore could not run after you.1860 W. B. Whitecar Four Years Aboard Whaleship viii. 192 A worthy, whose soubriquet was Peg-legged Johnson,..had a wooden leg, and a brilliant reputation.

colloquial.

That has an artificial leg, esp. a wooden one.

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the world > health and disease > healing > medical appliances or equipment > prosthesis or spare part > [adjective] > having artificial leg

jury-legged1751

timber-toed1814

tree-legged1838

wooden-legged1840

peg-legged1861

pin-legged1884

1861 Hutchings' Illustr. Calif. Mag. Oct. 149/2 For nearly half a century he lived in the wilderness;..and during the most of that time in his present peg-legged condition.

1870 Titusville (Pa.) Morning Herald 28 Nov. An Arkansas editor gave his brother quill driver this first rate notice: ‘The volcanic, pimple-headed, blister-brained,..peg-legged, lilliputain, foggy pettifogger of the Democrat does not like our personal appearance.’

1892 Herald Despatch (Decatur, Illinois) 2 Apr. 2/3 The boys heaped maledictions on the head of the peg-legged man who had decamped with their money.

1915 Mod. Lang. Notes 30 100/2 A performance called Caudle in which Mons. Timbertoe (a peg-legged dancer) was the chief attraction.

1967 B. Patten Little Johnny's Confession 18 It should scatter woodworm into the bedrooms of all peglegged men.

2002 Liverpool Echo (Nexis) 5 Oct. 29 Peg-legged pirates walking the plank.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	peg-legged
释义	peg-leggedadj. Brit. /ˈpɛɡlɛɡ(ə)d/, /ˌpɛɡˈlɛɡᵻd/, U.S. /ˈpɛɡˌlɛɡ(ə)d/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: peg leg n., -ed suffix². Etymology: < peg leg n. + -ed suffix².Compare earlier use in nicknames:1840 Era 11 Oct. 6/4 You..thrashed Peg-legged Tom,..when you saw he was fixed with his wooden leg in the water-plug, and therefore could not run after you.1860 W. B. Whitecar Four Years Aboard Whaleship viii. 192 A worthy, whose soubriquet was Peg-legged Johnson,..had a wooden leg, and a brilliant reputation. colloquial. That has an artificial leg, esp. a wooden one. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical appliances or equipment > prosthesis or spare part > [adjective] > having artificial leg jury-legged1751 timber-toed1814 tree-legged1838 wooden-legged1840 peg-legged1861 pin-legged1884 1861 Hutchings' Illustr. Calif. Mag. Oct. 149/2 For nearly half a century he lived in the wilderness;..and during the most of that time in his present peg-legged condition. 1870 Titusville (Pa.) Morning Herald 28 Nov. An Arkansas editor gave his brother quill driver this first rate notice: ‘The volcanic, pimple-headed, blister-brained,..peg-legged, lilliputain, foggy pettifogger of the Democrat does not like our personal appearance.’ 1892 Herald Despatch (Decatur, Illinois) 2 Apr. 2/3 The boys heaped maledictions on the head of the peg-legged man who had decamped with their money. 1915 Mod. Lang. Notes 30 100/2 A performance called Caudle in which Mons. Timbertoe (a peg-legged dancer) was the chief attraction. 1967 B. Patten Little Johnny's Confession 18 It should scatter woodworm into the bedrooms of all peglegged men. 2002 Liverpool Echo (Nexis) 5 Oct. 29 Peg-legged pirates walking the plank. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1861
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