Bald and bow-legged the man walks down the street. From Wordnik.com. [The Old Man and the Cigarette] Reference
"Listen to bow-legged Norton," he answered rudely. From Wordnik.com. [Master Sunshine] Reference
Sometimes, when cover failed, he broke into a bow-legged run. From Wordnik.com. ["Wee Tim'rous Beasties" Studies of Animal life and Character] Reference
On the ground it looked humped, bow-legged, sinister, obscene. From Wordnik.com. [The Striker Portfolio]
The grotesque bow-legged pot-hooks dangled idly in her fingers. From Wordnik.com. [Judith of the Cumberlands] Reference
The bow-legged fisherman sat up in his chair deeply interested. From Wordnik.com. [Chatterbox, 1905.] Reference
"And then that bow-legged sheriff will set out," grunted Skinny. From Wordnik.com. [Comrades of the Saddle The Young Rough Riders of the Plains] Reference
The younger men are of inferior stature, and nearly all bow-legged. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 122, December, 1867] Reference
Thus, children often become bow-legged when allowed to walk too early. From Wordnik.com. [A Practical Physiology] Reference
The pants must have been cut out with a circular saw for a bow-legged simp. From Wordnik.com. [Love Letters of a Rookie to Julie] Reference
The name, Arnold said, described a "bow-legged guy, a comical-looking guy.". From Wordnik.com. [The Fall online - latest Fall News] Reference
And discover it is just a little awkward trying to drive slightly bow-legged. From Wordnik.com. [grouse Diary Entry] Reference
It was a dear little thing, but it would be a bit bow-legged like its father. From Wordnik.com. [Lady Chatterley's Lover] Reference
When he squeezes into our little flat the walls act as if they were bow-legged. From Wordnik.com. [You Should Worry Says John Henry] Reference
His flumes were knock-kneed and bow-legged, and in places they had no legs at all. From Wordnik.com. [Skookum Chuck Fables Bits of History, Through the Microscope] Reference
He is quite black, with thick lips, a little bow-legged, and looks down when spoken to. From Wordnik.com. [The Underground Railroad A Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters, &c., Narrating the Hardships, Hair-Breadth Escapes and Death Struggles of the Slaves in Their Efforts for Freedom, As Related by Themselves and Others, or Witnessed by the Author.] Reference
The bow-legged cook put his hand in his pocket and drew out a grimy, paper-covered note-book. From Wordnik.com. [Chatterbox, 1905.] Reference
Still, he had a graceful way of moving even though he was bow-legged like all the Qin soldiers. From Wordnik.com. [Spirit Gate] Reference
Within that mist an anthropoid, bow-legged, squat, long-armed, hairy and toothy thing took shape. From Wordnik.com. [The Swordbearer]
And then he crouched down, bow-armed and bow-legged, to share a bowl of raw meat with his pit bull. From Wordnik.com. [What to Do Post-Rehab? Write a Memoir, Of Course] Reference
And then his first tormentor would set in with the taunt of "Bow - legged Norton! bow-legged Norton!". From Wordnik.com. [Master Sunshine] Reference
He was a short, bow-legged little man, with a goatee beard and a small brass ring in the lobe of each ear. From Wordnik.com. [Chatterbox, 1905.] Reference
And the little bow-legged one, with the hard hat two sizes too big, was Hen Tomlins who always went shopping with his wife. From Wordnik.com. [Green Valley] Reference
She turned and saw the bow-legged old man whom she had robbed, with a machete in his hand, coming after her as fast as he could. From Wordnik.com. [The Woman with a Stone Heart A Romance of the Philippine War] Reference
And next morning she died in the home that her little bow-legged brother, working and saving, had bought for their widowed mother. From Wordnik.com. [Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 1995, Memorial Issue] Reference
He is about five feet six or eight inches high, SPEAKS GOOD ENGLISH, about 38 years of age, well made, and is remarkably bow-legged. From Wordnik.com. [The Journal of Negro History, Volume 1, January 1916] Reference
'Thenie was on hand early, -- a jolly, ugly, good-hearted girl, who slyly dipped snuff and looked after her little bow-legged brother. From Wordnik.com. [Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 1995, Memorial Issue] Reference
But the real secret -- the real heart and soul of the matter -- was that being bow-legged was a great, great grief to Master Sunshine. From Wordnik.com. [Master Sunshine] Reference
It walks very erect -- if walk it can be called -- sometimes jumping like a man in a sack, and sometimes waddling like a bow-legged child. From Wordnik.com. [Three Years in Tristan da Cunha] Reference
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