legged

legged
/leg"id, legd/, adj.
1. having a specified number or kind of legs (often used in combination): two-legged; long-legged.
2. fitted with legs: a legged desk.
[1425-75; late ME; see LEG, -ED3]

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  • -legged — UK [leɡɪd] US [leɡəd] suffix used with some adjectives and with numbers for describing someone or something with legs of a particular kind or with a particular number of legs a long legged girl a three legged stool Thesaurus: describing and… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Legged — (l[e^]gd or l[e^]g g[e^]d), a. [From {Leg}.] Having (such or so many) legs; used in composition; as, a long legged man; a two legged animal. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • -legged — [leg′id, legd] combining form having (a specified number or kind of) legs [long legged, four legged] * * * …   Universalium

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  • legged — leg•ged [[t]ˈlɛg ɪd, lɛgd[/t]] adj. having a specified number or kind of legs (often used in combination): two legged; long legged[/ex] • Etymology: 1425–75 …   From formal English to slang

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