knockkneed

knockkneed

knock-kneed
1> вывернутыми внутрь коленями
2> прихрамывающий
3> запинающийся

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  • knockkneed — adjective a) having the knees abnormally close together, and the ankles spread apart b) suffering from genu valgum (or tibia valga) See Also: knock knee …   Wiktionary

  • knock knee — noun The medical condition genu valgum See Also: knockkneed …   Wiktionary

  • angularity — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Quality of having angles Nouns 1. (quality of having an angle) angularity, obliquity; angle, notch, fork, bifurcation; elbow, knee, knuckle, ankle, shoulder, groin, crotch, crutch, crane, fluke; zigzag,… …   English dictionary for students

  • prevaricate — [16] Etymologically, prevaricate means ‘walk crookedly’, and it goes back ultimately to a Latin adjective meaning ‘knockkneed’, varus. From this was derived the verb vāricāre ‘straddle’, which was combined with the prefix prae ‘before, beyond’ to …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • prevaricate — [16] Etymologically, prevaricate means ‘walk crookedly’, and it goes back ultimately to a Latin adjective meaning ‘knockkneed’, varus. From this was derived the verb vāricāre ‘straddle’, which was combined with the prefix prae ‘before, beyond’ to …   Word origins

  • pre|var|i|cate — «pree VAR uh kayt», intransitive verb, cat|ed, cat|ing. 1. to turn aside from the truth in speech or action; lie. 2. to speak evasively; equivocate. ╂[< Latin praevāricārī make a sham accusa …   Useful english dictionary


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