three-legged

[ three-leg-id, -legd ]

adjective

1. having three legs:

   a three-legged stool.

2. Informal. (of a schooner) having three masts.

Word History and Origins

Origin of three-legged¹

First recorded in 1590–1600

Example Sentences

In another enclosure, Mozart, a three-legged gray fox with no spleen, peered warily from a tunnel of corrugated tubing.

From Los Angeles Times

The data shows that a large portion of people put a lot of weight on the "Social Security leg" of the three-legged stool.

From Salon

Billy Joel was grateful for her attention to his three-legged black pug; Cher, less so, after her rescue dog was diagnosed with sarcoptic mange, contagious between species.

From New York Times

A few times we came across a three-legged coyote, affectionately known by locals as Tripod, loping along the empty road.

From Los Angeles Times

Everybody loves Tripod the three-legged coyote, but High Desert locals say that visitors are spoiling the beast with handouts and causing a dangerous situation.

From Los Angeles Times