Peg-legged

adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of peg-leg form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Having a peg leg. not-comparable

    "The same ones, Henry noticed, that he'd been planning to send, with the peg-legged pirate twirling his cutlass and looking like he was about to leap out at you."

Synonyms

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wooden-legged

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"The same ones, Henry noticed, that he'd been planning to send, with the peg-legged pirate twirling his cutlass and looking like he was about to leap out at you."

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