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In some senses, three-legged is marked as informal, vulgar. Watch for register when choosing this word.
three-legged
/θɹiːˈlɛɡɪd/
adj 2noun 2
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4ADJ.
high, together
VERB + THREE-LEGGED
two-legged
THREE-LEGGED + NOUN
sports, stool
PREP.
in, on, on
Definitions
adj
1
having three legs
2
Having a large penis.
noun
1
Something with three legs.
The three-leggeds had everyone in stitches. Some pairs simply could not learn to run together — just impossible.
My father said that three-leggeds are more detestable than four-leggeds.
2
An intersection where three roads meet.
With respect to hazard rating, an opposite and possibly inconsistent explanation might be offered: It may be that drivers underestimate roadside hazards at three-leggeds and relatively speaking overestimate them at four-leggeds.
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The three-leggeds had everyone in stitches. Some pairs simply could not learn to run together — just impossible.
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My father said that three-leggeds are more detestable than four-leggeds.
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With respect to hazard rating, an opposite and possibly inconsistent explanation might be offered: It may be that drivers underestimate roadside hazards at three-leggeds and relatively speaking overes
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What is it that having one voice becomes four-legged and two-legged and three-legged?
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Tom and Mary competed together in the three-legged race on sports day.
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You need at least four people for a three-legged race.
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