"dot-and-go-one" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} dot-and-go-one (not comparable)
  1. (UK, slang, archaic) Having a lame or limping gait. Tags: UK, archaic, not-comparable, slang

Inflected forms

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