wooden leg
Pirate's replacement limb
A wooden leg is a prosthetic limb made of wood, replacing a leg lost to amputation.
The term evokes an earlier era of prosthetics—peg-legged pirates and war veterans—before modern materials like titanium and carbon fiber.
Now mostly historical or figurative: He clumped around on his wooden leg.
One without a limb
- artificial limbFabricated replacement for extremity
- stumpTrunk base after felling
- socketHollow receiving cavity
- prostheticsFabricated body part replacements
below-knee · above-knee · rehabilitation · orthopedic · fitting · alignment · suspension · pylon
Timber prosthesis below knee
- Long John SilverCunning one-legged pirate cook
- Captain HookPirate with metal appendage
- BlackbeardFamous Caribbean buccaneer
- buccaneerCaribbean colonial-era pirate
swashbuckler · corsair · privateer · treasure · galleon · Jolly Roger · cutlass · eyepatch
amputee
One without a limb
- artificial limbFabricated replacement for extremity
- stumpTrunk base after felling
- socketHollow receiving cavity
prosthetics · below-knee · above-knee · rehabilitation · orthopedic · fitting · alignment · suspension · pylon · residual limb
pegleg
Timber prosthesis below knee
- Long John SilverCunning one-legged pirate cook
- Captain HookPirate with metal appendage
- BlackbeardFamous Caribbean buccaneer
buccaneer · swashbuckler · corsair · privateer · treasure · galleon · Jolly Roger · cutlass · eyepatch · parrot
limp
Lacking firmness or rigidity
stride · shuffle · trudge · crutch · cane · walker · balance · compensation · adaptation · movement
carving
Shaping by cutting away
grain · sanding · shaping · fitting · joinery · chisel · rasp · varnish · polish · carpentry
- Piratespirate, buccaneer, corsair, corsairs, privateers
- furniture partsrail, seat cushion, armrest, back, headrest
- fantasy clothingglass slippers, ruby slippers, golden slippers, invisibility cloak, princess dress
- medical instrumentsscalpel, forceps, needle, catheter, retractor