bench-leggedadj.

Brit.

/bɛn(t)ʃ ˈlɛɡ(ᵻ)d/, U.S.

/ˈbɛn(t)ʃ ˌlɛɡ(ə)d/

Forms: see bench n. and legged adj.

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

Etymology: < bench n. + legged adj.

U.S.

Of a person or animal: having the legs wide apart.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > body and limbs > [adjective] > relating to limbs > having fore-legs wide apart

bench-legged1837

1837 Amer. Turf Reg. & Sporting Mag. July 456 His eyes dimmed, his nostrils ran blood, he staggered, bench legged, and fell down.

1866 C. H. Smith Bill Arp, so Called 159 Dodds says,..he'd have his soul transmigrated to a bench-leg'd fice [sc. dog].

1889 Harper's Mag. Aug. 485/2 Selling his little bench-legged mule to a travelling showman.

1903 A. Adams Log of Cowboy xii. 79 The Indians' little bench-legged ponies were no match for them.

1925 Amer. Mercury Jan. 30/1 The members of that senior class have never settled down into good, substantial, bench-legged, bulldog citizens.

1970 Newark Advocate (Ohio) 30 Aug. 16/4 Daniel Burk, Johnstown, showing a bench legged Beagle.

2002 A. Proulx That Old Ace in Hole viii. 117 He was followed by a shorter, younger man, a bench-legged, bullet-eyed rip with a luxuriant but multicolored beard.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bench-legged
释义	bench-leggedadj. Brit. /bɛn(t)ʃ ˈlɛɡ(ᵻ)d/, U.S. /ˈbɛn(t)ʃ ˌlɛɡ(ə)d/ Forms: see bench n. and legged adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bench n., legged adj. Etymology: < bench n. + legged adj. U.S. Of a person or animal: having the legs wide apart. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > body and limbs > [adjective] > relating to limbs > having fore-legs wide apart bench-legged1837 1837 Amer. Turf Reg. & Sporting Mag. July 456 His eyes dimmed, his nostrils ran blood, he staggered, bench legged, and fell down. 1866 C. H. Smith Bill Arp, so Called 159 Dodds says,..he'd have his soul transmigrated to a bench-leg'd fice [sc. dog]. 1889 Harper's Mag. Aug. 485/2 Selling his little bench-legged mule to a travelling showman. 1903 A. Adams Log of Cowboy xii. 79 The Indians' little bench-legged ponies were no match for them. 1925 Amer. Mercury Jan. 30/1 The members of that senior class have never settled down into good, substantial, bench-legged, bulldog citizens. 1970 Newark Advocate (Ohio) 30 Aug. 16/4 Daniel Burk, Johnstown, showing a bench legged Beagle. 2002 A. Proulx That Old Ace in Hole viii. 117 He was followed by a shorter, younger man, a bench-legged, bullet-eyed rip with a luxuriant but multicolored beard. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1837
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