wooden legs
Pirate's prosthetic supports
Wooden legs are artificial limbs made of wood, historically the most common prosthetic for amputees before modern materials.
The term evokes pirates and war veterans of earlier centuries.
Figuratively, someone with wooden legs moves stiffly or dances badly: He clomped around the dance floor on wooden legs.
- amputeeOne without a limb
- prostheticsFabricated body part replacements
- stumpsCut tree bases
- peglegTimber prosthesis below knee
- pirateMaritime thief or bootlegger
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