bowlegged
Curved leg stance
Bowlegged describes legs that curve outward at the knees, leaving a gap when the feet are together.
The condition gives a distinctive gait, as if the person has spent years on horseback: The old cowboy walked bowlegged across the dusty street.
Also spelled bow-legged.
knock-kneed
Legs angling toward center
- pigeon-toedFeet turned inward
- curvedSmoothly bent, not angular
- bentCurved; also dishonest
crooked · splayed · rickets · gait · stance · waddle · cowboy · rodeo · horseback · jockey
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