pin legn.

Brit.

/ˈpɪn lɛɡ/, U.S.

/ˈpɪn ˌlɛɡ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pin n.¹, leg n.

Etymology: < pin n.¹ + leg n. Compare earlier peg leg n.With pin-legged adj. at Derivatives compare earlier peg-legged adj.

An artificial leg (cf. peg leg n.). Also (in plural): narrow, spindly legs; stiff, inflexible legs.

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the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > leg > [noun] > types of

spindle-shank1570

in the full1593

trapstick1680

mill-post1739

spider-leg1765

leglet1821

pin leg1862

pipestem1872

piano leg1894

scissor legs1920

1689 C. Goodall tr. Juvenal Pt. 14th Satyr in Poems & Transl. 144 Shew your broad Porter's shoulders to his Grace. Nine-pin Legs, Hairy Nostrils, brawny Fist.

1736 J. Wybourne Let. in Post-Office Intelligence 43 He ventures abroad in the Sunshine, drawing his Rowling-Pin-Legs after him, as if they were tied on with Whipcord.]

1862 Internat. Exhib.: Illustr. Catal. Industr. Dept. II. xvii. §3600 A case with jointed pin-leg, artificial human leg, and others.

1911 N. Munro Macpherson's at ‘Ex’ in B. D. Osborne & R. Armstrong Erchie & Jimmy Swan (1993) i. xxxxiv. 157 The last wild pang o' Joy's a pin leg in the sma' o' the back.

1960 S. Plath Colossus 39 The oracular ghost who dwindles on pin-legs.

1964 New Shetlander No. 71. 29 The halting, clumping walk, which could be likened to nothing so much as someone hobbling about on a pin leg.

1998 Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) (Nexis) 28 May 1D For most of us, [Babe] Ruth is a grainy figure waddling on pin legs in old news reels.

Derivatives

ˈpin-ˌlegged adj. having an artificial leg; having thin, spindly legs.

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the world > health and disease > healing > medical appliances or equipment > prosthesis or spare part > [adjective] > having artificial leg

jury-legged1751

timber-toed1814

tree-legged1838

wooden-legged1840

peg-legged1861

pin-legged1884

the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > leg > [adjective] > types of > having

jamby?a1400

well-legged1566

spindle-shankedc1600

spindle-shank1604

post-legged1608

splay-legged1638

duck-legged1650

stalk-legged1659

long-limbed1660

sharp-shinned1704

spindle-legged1710

leggy1776

red-legged1817

flamingo-legged1862

thick-legged1873

split-up1874

pin-legged1884

lank-legged1906

straddly1921

1884 Fort Wayne (Indiana) Sunday Gaz. 26 Oct. 7/6 ‘Look hyar, ye pin-legged gopher,’ howled the Montana tough.

1939 D. Thomas Let. Mar. in Sel. Lett. (1966) 226 The English poets now are such a pinlegged..crowd.

1964 New Shetlander No. 71. 27 The ‘pin-legged fiddler’, who was reputed to clump about within the house.

1995 Film Comment (Nexis) 31 76 A pin-legged, suburban Tarzan who wears a leopard skin, dark socks..and a golf cap.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	pin leg
释义	pin legn. Brit. /ˈpɪn lɛɡ/, U.S. /ˈpɪn ˌlɛɡ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pin n.¹, leg n. Etymology: < pin n.¹ + leg n. Compare earlier peg leg n.With pin-legged adj. at Derivatives compare earlier peg-legged adj. An artificial leg (cf. peg leg n.). Also (in plural): narrow, spindly legs; stiff, inflexible legs. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > leg > [noun] > types of spindle-shank1570 in the full1593 trapstick1680 mill-post1739 spider-leg1765 leglet1821 pin leg1862 pipestem1872 piano leg1894 scissor legs1920 1689 C. Goodall tr. Juvenal Pt. 14th Satyr in Poems & Transl. 144 Shew your broad Porter's shoulders to his Grace. Nine-pin Legs, Hairy Nostrils, brawny Fist. 1736 J. Wybourne Let. in Post-Office Intelligence 43 He ventures abroad in the Sunshine, drawing his Rowling-Pin-Legs after him, as if they were tied on with Whipcord.] 1862 Internat. Exhib.: Illustr. Catal. Industr. Dept. II. xvii. §3600 A case with jointed pin-leg, artificial human leg, and others. 1911 N. Munro Macpherson's at ‘Ex’ in B. D. Osborne & R. Armstrong Erchie & Jimmy Swan (1993) i. xxxxiv. 157 The last wild pang o' Joy's a pin leg in the sma' o' the back. 1960 S. Plath Colossus 39 The oracular ghost who dwindles on pin-legs. 1964 New Shetlander No. 71. 29 The halting, clumping walk, which could be likened to nothing so much as someone hobbling about on a pin leg. 1998 Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) (Nexis) 28 May 1D For most of us, [Babe] Ruth is a grainy figure waddling on pin legs in old news reels. Derivatives ˈpin-ˌlegged adj. having an artificial leg; having thin, spindly legs. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical appliances or equipment > prosthesis or spare part > [adjective] > having artificial leg jury-legged1751 timber-toed1814 tree-legged1838 wooden-legged1840 peg-legged1861 pin-legged1884 the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > leg > [adjective] > types of > having jamby?a1400 well-legged1566 spindle-shankedc1600 spindle-shank1604 post-legged1608 splay-legged1638 duck-legged1650 stalk-legged1659 long-limbed1660 sharp-shinned1704 spindle-legged1710 leggy1776 red-legged1817 flamingo-legged1862 thick-legged1873 split-up1874 pin-legged1884 lank-legged1906 straddly1921 1884 Fort Wayne (Indiana) Sunday Gaz. 26 Oct. 7/6 ‘Look hyar, ye pin-legged gopher,’ howled the Montana tough. 1939 D. Thomas Let. Mar. in Sel. Lett. (1966) 226 The English poets now are such a pinlegged..crowd. 1964 New Shetlander No. 71. 27 The ‘pin-legged fiddler’, who was reputed to clump about within the house. 1995 Film Comment (Nexis) 31 76 A pin-legged, suburban Tarzan who wears a leopard skin, dark socks..and a golf cap. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1862
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