Bow-legged
outward curvature of the legs causing a separation of the knees when the ankles are close or in contact.
a leg so curved.
Historical Examples
Fifteen Chapters of Autobiography George William Erskine Russell
The Historical Nights Entertainment, Second Series Rafael Sabatini
The American Spirit in Literature, Bliss Perry
The Galaxy Primes Edward Elmer Smith
Bucky O’Connor William MacLeod Raine
Down The River Oliver Optic
The Spectre In The Cart Thomas Nelson Page
Down The River Oliver Optic
A Man for the Ages Irving Bacheller
The Fighting Edge William MacLeod Raine
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- Bowdlerize
to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable. Historical Examples Joanna Godden Sheila Kaye-Smith Essays Alice Meynell Stories That Words Tell Us Elizabeth O’Neill verb (transitive) to remove passages or words regarded as indecent from (a play, novel, etc); expurgate v.
- Bowdlerizing
to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable. verb (transitive) to remove passages or words regarded as indecent from (a play, novel, etc); expurgate v. bowdlerizing [(bohd-luh-reye-zing, bowd-luh-reye-zing)]
- Bowed
to bend the knee or body or incline the head, as in reverence, submission, salutation, recognition, or acknowledgment. to yield; submit: to bow to the inevitable. to bend or curve downward; stoop: the pines bowed low. to bend or incline (the knee, body, or head) in worship, submission, respect, civility, agreement, etc.: He bowed his […]
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bowel bypass
- Bowel-bypass-syndrome
bowel bypass syndrome