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rubber-legged

[ ruhb-er-leg-id, -legd ]

adjective

  1. unsteady and weak on one's feet, as from exhaustion, fright, or intoxication:

    At mile 22, the hiker complained of feeling dehydrated and rubber-legged.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of rubber-legged1

First recorded in 1920–25

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