well-leggedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈlɛɡ(ᵻ)d/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈlɛɡ(ə)d/

Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and legged adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., legged adj.

Etymology: < well adv. + legged adj.

Having strong or shapely legs.

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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

1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Brawned or well armed, or legged, torosus.]

1566 in Cal. State Papers Foreign Ser. 1566–8 (1871) (modernized text) 99 He seems in his clothes well thighed and well legged.

1593 Passionate Morrice sig. F3 Some were..perfect of bodie, yet ill legged; other which were well legde, shaled with their feete.

a1602 W. Perkins Satans Sophistrie (1604) 56 The poore mans child which fareth hardly, & is but meanely clothed, is as well legged..euen as the child of the Prince.

1724 Philos. Trans. 1722–3 (Royal Soc.) 33 88 My Mare..is strong, short back'd, and well legg'd.

a1779 D. Graham Coll. Writings (1883) II. 53 For his mither tell'd him the women look'd ay to the men's legs or they marry'd them, and the well-legged louns gade ay best aff.

1839 New Sporting Mag. Aug. 120 Riding a well-legged thorough-bred up to hounds at Melton.

a1864 R. S. Surtees Mr. Facey Romford's Hounds (1865) xxxvi. 163 Billy was a stout-built, well-legged man, of about sixty years of age, with a large, full, red face.

1945 A. S. Stein Perilous Balance 49 We looked at the well-legged women and wondered.

2004 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 12 Feb. 16 Rachel's contracted face came attached to a lithe and well-legged body that presented itself for official duties yesterday.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	well-legged
释义	well-leggedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈlɛɡ(ᵻ)d/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈlɛɡ(ə)d/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and legged adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., legged adj. Etymology: < well adv. + legged adj. Having strong or shapely legs. ΘΚΠ 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 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Brawned or well armed, or legged, torosus.] 1566 in Cal. State Papers Foreign Ser. 1566–8 (1871) (modernized text) 99 He seems in his clothes well thighed and well legged. 1593 Passionate Morrice sig. F3 Some were..perfect of bodie, yet ill legged; other which were well legde, shaled with their feete. a1602 W. Perkins Satans Sophistrie (1604) 56 The poore mans child which fareth hardly, & is but meanely clothed, is as well legged..euen as the child of the Prince. 1724 Philos. Trans. 1722–3 (Royal Soc.) 33 88 My Mare..is strong, short back'd, and well legg'd. a1779 D. Graham Coll. Writings (1883) II. 53 For his mither tell'd him the women look'd ay to the men's legs or they marry'd them, and the well-legged louns gade ay best aff. 1839 New Sporting Mag. Aug. 120 Riding a well-legged thorough-bred up to hounds at Melton. a1864 R. S. Surtees Mr. Facey Romford's Hounds (1865) xxxvi. 163 Billy was a stout-built, well-legged man, of about sixty years of age, with a large, full, red face. 1945 A. S. Stein Perilous Balance 49 We looked at the well-legged women and wondered. 2004 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 12 Feb. 16 Rachel's contracted face came attached to a lithe and well-legged body that presented itself for official duties yesterday. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1566
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