peg-legged
Missing a leg
Peg-legged describes someone with a wooden prosthetic leg—the simple peg or post that replaced a lost limb before modern prosthetics.
The term evokes pirates and seafarers: the peg-legged captain.
It can describe anyone with an artificial leg or, loosely, someone with an awkward gait.
Caribbean colonial-era pirate
- swashbucklerDaring, flamboyant swordsman
- BlackbeardFamous Caribbean buccaneer
- Long John SilverCunning one-legged pirate cook
- sea dogVeteran mariner
Captain Ahab · corsair · treasure · Jolly Roger · cutlass · plunder · marooned · galleon
Manufactured replacement body part
- amputationSurgical limb removal
- stumpTrunk base after felling
- artificial limbFabricated replacement for extremity
- below-kneeBeneath the kneecap
mobility · crutches · rehabilitation · adaptive · assistive · orthopedic · socket · fitted
buccaneer
Caribbean colonial-era pirate
- swashbucklerDaring, flamboyant swordsman
- BlackbeardFamous Caribbean buccaneer
- Long John SilverCunning one-legged pirate cook
Captain Ahab · sea dog · corsair · treasure · Jolly Roger · cutlass · plunder · marooned · galleon · scurvy
prosthesis
Manufactured replacement body part
- amputationSurgical limb removal
- stumpTrunk base after felling
- artificial limbFabricated replacement for extremity
below-knee · mobility · crutches · rehabilitation · adaptive · assistive · orthopedic · socket · fitted · custom-made
hobble
Walk with impaired gait
stumble · shuffle · halting · stagger · waddle · teeter · awkward · clomping · thumping · drag
timber
Wood for construction
oak · handmade · crude · tapered · strapped · buckled · fitted · polished · worn · splintered
peg-leggedable-bodied
Physically fit, healthy
two-legged · intact · unimpaired · unmaimed · undamaged
peg-leggedsure-footed
Steady and balanced
nimble · agile · fleet-footed · light-footed · spry