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peg leg
noun
- an artificial leg, especially a wooden one.
- a person with an artificial leg.
peg leg
noun
- an artificial leg, esp one made of wood
- a person with an artificial leg
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Other Words From
- peglegged adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of peg leg1
First recorded in 1760–70
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Example Sentences
Mr. Bodge retreated as nimbly as a man with a peg-leg could be expected to move.
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He carried his unstrapped peg-leg in his hand, holding it as he would a weapon.
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"There's runnin' water there," announced the wizard, stabbing the soil with his peg-leg.
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He pulled up his trousers and showed a shank as shrunken as a peg-leg.
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A grizzled old man with a long red beard and a peg leg was digging around the geraniums as we approached.
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