Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A leg having an outward curvature in the region of the knee.
  • noun The condition of such a curvature of the legs.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A crooked leg.

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  • noun A leg that curves outward at the knee. It might refer to the leg of a human, animal or even a piece of furniture. For humans this deformity is formally called genu varum.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun outward curvature of the legs
  • noun a leg bowed outward at the knee (or below the knee)
  • adjective have legs that curve outward at the knees
  • noun a leg bowed outward at the knee (or below the knee)

Etymologies

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From bow + leg

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