bowlegs

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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

Last week, at New York Randall's Island Stadium, he stretched his bowlegs in the National A.A.U.

From Time Magazine Archive

Later the bowlegs of Hugh Samuel Johnson carried that old-time cavalryman over the Presidential threshold.

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