单词 | underlimbed |
释义 | underlimbedadj. Having legs too slender in proportion to the body. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > body and limbs > [adjective] > relating to limbs > having long or slender legs > having legs too slender underlegged1681 underlimbed1686 the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > body or parts of horse > [adjective] > of the legs > having legs too slender underlegged1681 underlimbed1686 1686 London Gaz. No. 2142/4 A blackish brown Gelding.., long straight Legs, somewhat under-limbed. 1695 London Gaz. No. 3091/4 A red Roan,..under Limb'd,..and flat Rib'd. a1750 W. Gibson New Treat. Dis. Horses (1751) 18 When he happens to be under~limb'd, it is reckoned a great fault. 1833 M. Scott Tom Cringle's Log II. v. 223 A pair of well-polished Hessian boots,..which, by adhering close to his legs, gave him..the appearance of being underlimbed. 1834 A. Burnes Trav. Bokhara III. vi. 154 All the horses appeared to be under-limbed. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.1686 |
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