bowlegs
Example Sentences
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His nose grew too large for his face, and he developed bowlegs, two inheritances from his famous grandfather.
From New York Times ● May 18, 2011
A funny-looking little fellow, with a big head, long arms, short bowlegs, he resented personal remarks and was constantly getting into fights; "on many occasions Sheridan was carried back to barracks on a shutter."
From Time Magazine Archive
Later the bowlegs of Hugh Samuel Johnson carried that old-time cavalryman over the Presidential threshold.
From Time Magazine Archive
Last week, at New York Randall's Island Stadium, he stretched his bowlegs in the National A.A.U.
From Time Magazine Archive
I remember Mitt pointing at the gnarled trunks of my father’s tanned bowlegs bared beneath his shorts and saying, “Grandpa’s a bulldog.”
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
