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单词 duck-legged
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duck-legged

[ duhk-leg-id or, especially British, -legd ]
/ ˈdʌkˌlɛg ɪd or, especially British, -ˌlɛgd /

adjective

having legs that are unusually short: He crept up in a half-crouch that made him look duck-legged.

Origin of duck-legged

First recorded in 1640–50

Words nearby duck-legged

duckfooted, duckfoot quote, duck hawk, duckie, ducking stool, duck-legged, duckling, duck on a rock, duck out, duckpin, ducks
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Example sentences from the Web for duck-legged

  • The most popular of all songs with the class, however, is "Duck-legged Dick," of which I give the first verse.

    Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. XI.--April, 1851--Vol. II.|Various
  • "That's just because you're a duck-legged snipe," answered Gid wrathfully.

    Si Klegg, Book 5 (of 6)|John McElroy
  • Duck-legged, short-waisted, such a dwarf she is That she must rise on tiptoe for a kiss.

    Caricature and Other Comic Art|James Parton.
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