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three-leggeds

three-leggeds is the plural of three-legged.

Meaning of three-legged

Noun

three-legged (plural three-leggeds)

  1. Something with three legs.
    • The three-leggeds had everyone in stitches. Some pairs simply could not learn to run together — just impossible.1983, Trevor Shearston, Sticks That Kill: A Novel, page 447
  2. An intersection where three roads meet.
    • With respect to hazard rating, an opposite and possibly inconsistent explanation might be offered: It may be that drivers underestimate roadside hazards at three-leggeds and relatively speaking overestimate them at four-leggeds.1998, Accident Models for Two-lane Rural Roads: Segments and Intersections

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Questions about three-leggeds

What is three-leggeds the plural of?
Three-leggeds is the plural of three-legged.

Words near three-leggeds in the dictionary

  1. three-legged
  2. three-legged mare
  3. three-legged mares
  4. three-legged race
  5. three-legged races
  6. three-leggeds
  7. three-letter agencies
  8. three-letter agency
  9. three-line whip
  10. three-line whips
  11. three-lips

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