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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
bow legs
noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ A man or woman with bow legs is looked upon as an ugly person.
▪ It is in walnut polished wood, bow fronted with bow legs.
▪ Nigel of the clammy hands and Peter of the bow legs and disappearing chin?
WordNet
bow legs

n. outward curvature of the legs [syn: bow leg, bandy legs]

Usage examples of "bow legs".

Were the tribe's leaders wise, they would pack their putrid tents, gather their wormy children and haste as fast as their bow legs or spavined horses would take them back to the mountains and swamps where they and all other animals belonged.

Were the tribe's leaders wise, they would pack their putrid tents, gather their wormy children, and haste as fast as their bow legs or spavined horses would take them back to the mountains and swamps where they and all other animals belonged.

Despite his funny face and bow legs, the little freshwater mariner ran a taut ship.

The person who followed was a short, squat, middle-aged Italian with bow legs, a gold hoop in one ear and a frayed hat held respectfully in both hands.