"peg-leg" meaning in All languages combined

See peg-leg on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: peg-legs [plural]
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  1. A wooden leg, usually tapered, strapped onto the stump of an amputated leg. Categories (topical): Amputation
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  2. The user of a wooden leg.
    Sense id: en-peg-leg-en-noun-yzJn-Gwf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Ingrian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 37 18 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 40 36 20 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 36 19 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 35 21 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 36 35 22 6 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 36 32 24 8 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 37 33 23 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Ingrian translations: 37 33 23 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 37 33 23 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 37 33 24 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: peg leg, pegleg Translations (wooden leg): puujalka (Finnish), jambe de bois [feminine] (French), Holzbein [neuter] (German), puujalka (Ingrian), gamba di legno [feminine] (Italian), pata de palo [feminine] (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'wooden leg': 52 48

Verb [English]

Forms: peg-legs [present, singular, third-person], peg-legging [participle, present], peg-legged [participle, past], peg-legged [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} peg-leg (third-person singular simple present peg-legs, present participle peg-legging, simple past and past participle peg-legged)
  1. To limp or hobble (having or imitating having a wooden leg).
    Sense id: en-peg-leg-en-verb-qrmaGo-B Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Ingrian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 37 18 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 40 36 20 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 36 19 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 35 21 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 36 35 22 6 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 36 32 24 8 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 37 33 23 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Ingrian translations: 37 33 23 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 37 33 23 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 37 33 24 6
  2. (geology) To appear or detect in a discontinuous fashion. Categories (topical): Geology
    Sense id: en-peg-leg-en-verb-kIwdd0~b Categories (other): Mobility aids Disambiguation of Mobility aids: 24 23 22 31 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: peg leg, pegleg

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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