"three-legged" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /θɹiːˈlɛɡɪd/ [adjective], /ˈθɹiːlɛɡd/ [adjective], /θɹiːˈlɛɡɪd/ [noun] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-three-legged1.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-three-legged2.wav [Southern-England]
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} three-legged (not comparable)
  1. having three legs Tags: not-comparable Synonyms (having three legs): tripedal Translations (having three legs): τρίπους (trípous) (Ancient Greek), trebenet [common-gender] (Danish), driebenig (Dutch), trigamba (Esperanto), kolmijalkainen (Finnish), სამფეხა (sampexa) (Georgian), dreibeinig (German), háromlábú (Hungarian), kolmijalkain (Ingrian), tríchosach (Irish), tree cassagh (Manx), trójnogi (Polish), трёхно́гий (trjoxnógij) (Russian), trebent (Swedish), teircoes (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-three-legged-en-adj-~iqTmH9C Disambiguation of 'having three legs': 93 7 Disambiguation of 'having three legs': 93 7
  2. (informal, vulgar) Having a large penis. Tags: informal, not-comparable, vulgar Synonyms (having a large penis): macrophallic Translations (having large penis): penisego (Esperanto), isomunainen (Finnish), trípode [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-three-legged-en-adj-zHtHLPij Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English heteronyms, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, English terms with unexpected syllabic -ed Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 67 9 13 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 10 66 8 16 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 12 61 9 18 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 15 66 14 6 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 20 64 7 10 Disambiguation of English terms with unexpected syllabic -ed: 29 39 22 10 Disambiguation of 'having a large penis': 8 92 Disambiguation of 'having large penis': 26 74

Noun

IPA: /θɹiːˈlɛɡɪd/ [adjective], /ˈθɹiːlɛɡd/ [adjective], /θɹiːˈlɛɡɪd/ [noun] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-three-legged1.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-three-legged2.wav [Southern-England] Forms: three-leggeds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} three-legged (plural three-leggeds)
  1. Something with three legs.
    Sense id: en-three-legged-en-noun-TDlLzakE
  2. An intersection where three roads meet. Categories (topical): Roads
    Sense id: en-three-legged-en-noun-wiEPRm1v Disambiguation of Roads: 9 6 8 77

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "/ˈθɹiːlɛɡd/",
      "tags": [
        "adjective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/θɹiːˈlɛɡɪd/",
      "tags": [
        "noun"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-three-legged2.wav",
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
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}

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