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pegleg

pegleg is the alternative form of peg-leg.

Meaning of peg-leg

Noun

peg-leg (plural peg-legs)

  1. A wooden leg, usually tapered, strapped onto the stump of an amputated leg.
  2. The user of a wooden leg.

See all 4 meanings of peg-leg

Forms of pegleg

pluralpeglegs

Questions about pegleg

What is pegleg the alternative form of?
Pegleg is the alternative form of peg-leg.

Words near pegleg in the dictionary

  1. peginesatide
  2. peginterferon
  3. peginterferons
  4. pegivirus
  5. pegiviruses
  6. pegleg
  7. peglegs
  8. Pegler
  9. pegless
  10. peglet
  11. peglets

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