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rubber-legged
[ ruhb-er-leg-id, -legd ]
adjective
- 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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