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/duk"leg'id/ or, esp. Brit., /-legd'/, adj.having legs that are unusually short: He crept up in a half-crouch that made him look duck-legged.[1640-50]
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duck-legged — having short legs, having legs resembling those of a duck … English contemporary dictionary
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Wood duck — Wood Wood, n. [OE. wode, wude, AS. wudu, wiodu; akin to OHG. witu, Icel. vi?r, Dan. & Sw. ved wood, and probably to Ir. & Gael. fiodh, W. gwydd trees, shrubs.] [1913 Webster] 1. A large and thick collection of trees; a forest or grove; frequently … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
