"be-leggined" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-|head=be-leggined}} be-leggined (not comparable)
  1. Dated form of belegginged. Tags: alt-of, dated, not-comparable Alternative form of: belegginged
    Sense id: en-be-leggined-en-adj-D9rHrqH7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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