three-leggedadj.

/ˈθriːlɛɡd/

/ˈθriːlɛɡᵻd/

Forms: see three adj. and legged adj.

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

Etymology: < three adj. + legged adj.

Having three legs, as a three-legged stool. Also figurative. †three-legged mare, a nickname for the gallows; three-legged race, a race run by couples, the right leg of one person being bound to the left leg of the other; †three-legged staff, a tripod for supporting surveying instruments, etc.

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the world > space > relative position > support > [adjective] > having specific number of legs

three-footedc1000

three-foot1600

three-leggeda1616

tripodical1656

tripedal1658

tripod1720

tripodal1774

tripodial1845

quadrupedal1864–5

the world > space > relative position > support > [noun] > that which supports > a stand or support to raise from the ground > with three legs

trivet1526

trefoot1559

three-legged staff1701

staff1728

trestle1790

tripod1825

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > racing on foot > [noun] > other foot races

smock-race1707

broose1786

smock-racing1790

sack running1801

torch-race1812

torch-course1839

sack race1859

potato race1865

obstacle race1869

three-legged race1876

mud run1888

egg-and-spoon race1894

cross-country1905

obstacle course1942

runathon1943

pancake race1951

fun run1960

fun running1966

a1616 W. Shakespeare Taming of Shrew (1623) i. i. 64 To combe your noddle with a three-legg'd stoole.

1694 P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais Wks. (1737) v. iv. 14 The two or three-legg'd Mare that groans for them.

1701 T. Tuttell Descr. Math. Instruments in J. Moxon Math. made Easie (ed. 3) 21 Three-Leg'd Staff, made with Joynts to shut together, and take off in the middle for the better carriage: to support Instruments for Astronomy, Surveying, etc.

a1704 T. Brown Advice Dr. Oates in Wks. (1730) IV. 245 From Fear Of being mounted on a Three-legg'd-Mare.

1765 Philos. Trans. 1764 (Royal Soc.) 54 350 The wooden three-legged stand, which supports the sector.

1834 W. H. Ainsworth Rookwood II. iii. v. 361 For the Mare-with-three-legs, boys, I care not a rap.

1863 W. C. Baldwin Afr. Hunting i. 3 Quill-driving was not my particular vocation, nor a three-legged stool the..range to which I was willing to restrict myself.

1876 N.Y. Times 21 May 2/5 The three-legged race of 100 yards was won by the Brown-Hammond team.

1909 Mission Field July 118 How the boys did enjoy the ‘three-legged’ race and the sack races!

1917 J. Galsworthy Beyond i That three-legged whist—bridge—had always offended his fastidiousness.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	three-legged
释义	three-leggedadj. /ˈθriːlɛɡd//ˈθriːlɛɡᵻd/ Forms: see three adj. and legged adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: three adj., legged adj. Etymology: < three adj. + legged adj. Having three legs, as a three-legged stool. Also figurative. †three-legged mare, a nickname for the gallows; three-legged race, a race run by couples, the right leg of one person being bound to the left leg of the other; †three-legged staff, a tripod for supporting surveying instruments, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > support > [adjective] > having specific number of legs three-footedc1000 three-foot1600 three-leggeda1616 tripodical1656 tripedal1658 tripod1720 tripodal1774 tripodial1845 quadrupedal1864–5 the world > space > relative position > support > [noun] > that which supports > a stand or support to raise from the ground > with three legs trivet1526 trefoot1559 three-legged staff1701 staff1728 trestle1790 tripod1825 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > racing on foot > [noun] > other foot races smock-race1707 broose1786 smock-racing1790 sack running1801 torch-race1812 torch-course1839 sack race1859 potato race1865 obstacle race1869 three-legged race1876 mud run1888 egg-and-spoon race1894 cross-country1905 obstacle course1942 runathon1943 pancake race1951 fun run1960 fun running1966 a1616 W. Shakespeare Taming of Shrew (1623) i. i. 64 To combe your noddle with a three-legg'd stoole. View more context for this quotation 1694 P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais Wks. (1737) v. iv. 14 The two or three-legg'd Mare that groans for them. 1701 T. Tuttell Descr. Math. Instruments in J. Moxon Math. made Easie (ed. 3) 21 Three-Leg'd Staff, made with Joynts to shut together, and take off in the middle for the better carriage: to support Instruments for Astronomy, Surveying, etc. a1704 T. Brown Advice Dr. Oates in Wks. (1730) IV. 245 From Fear Of being mounted on a Three-legg'd-Mare. 1765 Philos. Trans. 1764 (Royal Soc.) 54 350 The wooden three-legged stand, which supports the sector. 1834 W. H. Ainsworth Rookwood II. iii. v. 361 For the Mare-with-three-legs, boys, I care not a rap. 1863 W. C. Baldwin Afr. Hunting i. 3 Quill-driving was not my particular vocation, nor a three-legged stool the..range to which I was willing to restrict myself. 1876 N.Y. Times 21 May 2/5 The three-legged race of 100 yards was won by the Brown-Hammond team. 1909 Mission Field July 118 How the boys did enjoy the ‘three-legged’ race and the sack races! 1917 J. Galsworthy Beyond i That three-legged whist—bridge—had always offended his fastidiousness. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1616
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