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legged

/ˈlɛɡɪd/ adjective C2
  1. Having legs of a certain specified type or number. · Many of the big African spiders are hairy-legged.· Giraffes are the longest-legged animals.
  2. Having legs; provided with legs. · A robot which runs at a speed of over 29mph has set a new land-speed record for legged robots.
  3. Wounded in the leg, especially as part of a hunt.
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“This at first seemed a great misfortune, for I knew a one-legged man could not do very well as a wood-chopper.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 29 · B2
“We came here on business,” said Stamford, sitting down on a high three-legged stool, and pushing another one in my direction with his foot.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 9 · B2
Marilla set the candle on a three-legged, three-cornered table and turned down the bedclothes.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 34 · C1
Suddenly she came upon a little three-legged table, all made of solid glass; there was nothing on it except a tiny golden key, and Alice’s first thought was that it might belong to one of the doors of the hall; but, alas!
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 5 · B2

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