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bow legs [bəʊ]

pl n

(Medicine / Pathology) a condition in which the legs curve outwards like a bow between the ankle and the thigh Also called bandy legs

bow-legged [bəʊˈlɛgɪd bəʊˈlɛgd] adj

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Noun

bow legs - outward curvature of the legs

bandy legs, bow leg

disability, disablement, handicap, impairment - the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness; "reading disability"; "hearing impairment"

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