单词 | peg-leg |
释义 | peg-legv. colloquial. intransitive. To walk with an artificial leg; (hence) to walk with a stiff gait or a limp. Also transitive: to make (one's way) with or as with an artificial leg. Also in extended use (see quot. 1932). ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > walk, tread, or step [verb (intransitive)] > limp haltc825 cripplec1220 hip1440 limp1570 linch1570 claudicate1623 hop1700 crimple1754 hilch1786 crutch1828 hamble1828 dot1843 peg-leg1969 1905 Atlanta (Georgia) Constit. 22 Oct. Old soldiers..peg-legged their way to honor a man who had won their admiration. 1932 Amer. Speech 7 269 When cable-tools alternately strike bottom and miss in drilling, they are said to peg-leg. 1969 D. Francis Enquiry xiv. 190 I peg-legged up the back drive. 2003 Marin (Calif.) Independent Jrnl. (Nexis) 12 July Chang was cramping so badly, he was forced to pegleg around the court, wincing in pain. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1905 |
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