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legg'd

legg'd is the archaic form of legged.

Meaning of legged

Adjective

legged (not comparable)

  1. (in-compounds) Having legs of a certain specified type or number.
    • Many of the big African spiders are hairy-legged.
    Antonyms:
    legless
  2. Having legs; provided with legs.
    • A robot which runs at a speed of over 29mph has set a new land-speed record for legged robots.
    Antonyms:
    legless
  3. Wounded in the leg, especially as part of a hunt.
    • Spring guns and man traps have been set for me, and I am legged!1792, Thomas Holcroft, Anna St. Ives, vol. IV, letter 61

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Questions about legg'd

What is legg'd the archaic form of?
Legg'd is the archaic form of legged.

Words near legg'd in the dictionary

  1. Legette
  2. Legettes
  3. legful
  4. legfuls
  5. Legg
  6. legg'd
  7. Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease
  8. Legg-Calvé-Perthes syndrome
  9. Leggatt
  10. leggaz
  11. legge

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