"bowleg" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbəʊlɛɡ/ Forms: bowlegs [plural]
Etymology: From bow + leg. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|bow|leg}} bow + leg Head templates: {{en-noun}} bowleg (plural bowlegs)
  1. A leg that curves outward at the knee. It might refer to the leg of a human, animal or even a piece of furniture. Synonyms: genu varum, tibia vara, valgus deformity, bow leg Derived forms: bow-legged Translations (leg that curves outward from the knee): 羅圈腿 (Chinese Mandarin), 罗圈腿 (luóquāntuǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), 膝內翻 (Chinese Mandarin), 膝内翻 (xīnèifān) (Chinese Mandarin), hjulben [neuter, plural] (Danish), o-benen (Dutch), länkisääri (Finnish), genu varum [masculine] (French), jambe arquée [feminine] (French), Säbelbein [neuter] (German), O-Bein [neuter] (German), koverasääri (Ingrian), gambestorte (Italian), kolana szpotawe [neuter, plural] (Polish), саблеви́дная нога́ (sablevídnaja nogá) [feminine] (Russian), отклонённое кнару́жи коле́но (otklonjónnoje knarúži koléno) [neuter] (Russian), pierna arqueada [feminine] (Spanish), genu varo [masculine] (Spanish), hjulbent (Swedish), 羅圈腳 (Wu Chinese), 罗圈脚 (⁶lu-chioe-ciaq) (Wu Chinese)

Inflected forms

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        "A leg that curves outward at the knee. It might refer to the leg of a human, animal or even a piece of furniture."
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          "knee",
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          "word": "genu varum"
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        {
          "word": "tibia vara"
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        {
          "word": "valgus deformity"
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          "word": "bow leg"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "leg that curves outward from the knee",
          "word": "羅圈腿"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "luóquāntuǐ",
          "sense": "leg that curves outward from the knee",
          "word": "罗圈腿"
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          "code": "cmn",
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          "sense": "leg that curves outward from the knee",
          "word": "膝內翻"
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          "sense": "leg that curves outward from the knee",
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          "sense": "leg that curves outward from the knee",
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          "roman": "⁶lu-chioe-ciaq",
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          "sense": "leg that curves outward from the knee",
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          "code": "nl",
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          "sense": "leg that curves outward from the knee",
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        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "leg that curves outward from the knee",
          "word": "länkisääri"
        },
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          "sense": "leg that curves outward from the knee",
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          "sense": "leg that curves outward from the knee",
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          "word": "jambe arquée"
        },
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "leg that curves outward from the knee",
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          ],
          "word": "Säbelbein"
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          "sense": "leg that curves outward from the knee",
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          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "leg that curves outward from the knee",
          "word": "koverasääri"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "leg that curves outward from the knee",
          "word": "gambestorte"
        },
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          "sense": "leg that curves outward from the knee",
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          "roman": "sablevídnaja nogá",
          "sense": "leg that curves outward from the knee",
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          ],
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        {
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          "roman": "otklonjónnoje knarúži koléno",
          "sense": "leg that curves outward from the knee",
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            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "отклонённое кнару́жи коле́но"
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          "sense": "leg that curves outward from the knee",
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          "word": "pierna arqueada"
        },
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          "sense": "leg that curves outward from the knee",
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          "word": "genu varo"
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          "sense": "leg that curves outward from the knee",
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  "word": "bowleg"
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      "word": "bow leg"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "leg that curves outward from the knee",
      "word": "羅圈腿"
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      "sense": "leg that curves outward from the knee",
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "leg that curves outward from the knee",
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      "sense": "leg that curves outward from the knee",
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      "code": "wuu",
      "lang": "Wu Chinese",
      "sense": "leg that curves outward from the knee",
      "word": "羅圈腳"
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      "sense": "leg that curves outward from the knee",
      "word": "罗圈脚"
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      "code": "da",
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      "sense": "leg that curves outward from the knee",
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      "word": "hjulben"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "leg that curves outward from the knee",
      "word": "o-benen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "leg that curves outward from the knee",
      "word": "länkisääri"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "leg that curves outward from the knee",
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      "word": "genu varum"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "leg that curves outward from the knee",
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      "word": "jambe arquée"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "leg that curves outward from the knee",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "Säbelbein"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "leg that curves outward from the knee",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "O-Bein"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "leg that curves outward from the knee",
      "word": "koverasääri"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "leg that curves outward from the knee",
      "word": "gambestorte"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "leg that curves outward from the knee",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "kolana szpotawe"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sablevídnaja nogá",
      "sense": "leg that curves outward from the knee",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "саблеви́дная нога́"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otklonjónnoje knarúži koléno",
      "sense": "leg that curves outward from the knee",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "отклонённое кнару́жи коле́но"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "leg that curves outward from the knee",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "pierna arqueada"
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "leg that curves outward from the knee",
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      "word": "genu varo"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "leg that curves outward from the knee",
      "word": "hjulbent"
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  "word": "bowleg"
}

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