loose joint
1loose-joint|ed — «LOOS JOYN tihd», adjective. 1. able to move very freely: »a tall, shambling, loose jointed man (Harriet Beecher Stowe). 2. having loose joints; loosely built. –loose´ joint´ed|ness, noun …
2loose´-joint´ed|ness — loose joint|ed «LOOS JOYN tihd», adjective. 1. able to move very freely: »a tall, shambling, loose jointed man (Harriet Beecher Stowe). 2. having loose joints; loosely built. –loose´ joint´ed|ness, noun …
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4loose-joint hinge — /loohs joynt / a hinge having a knuckle formed from half of each flap, and with the upper half removable from the pin. Also called heave off hinge, liftoff hinge. * * * …
5loose-joint butt — noun : a single knuckle hinge with the pin secured in one of the halves and easily separated by sliding the pieces apart along the axis of the pin …
6loose-joint hinge — /loohs joynt / a hinge having a knuckle formed from half of each flap, and with the upper half removable from the pin. Also called heave off hinge, liftoff hinge …
7loose-jointed — loose′ joint′ed adj. 1) having or marked by easy, free movement; limber 2) having loose joints • Etymology: 1855–60 loose′ joint′ed•ness, n …
8loose-limbed — ▶ adjective SUPPLE, limber, lithe, lissom, willowy; agile, nimble. * * * /loohs limd /, adj. having supple arms and legs: a loose limbed athlete. [1815 25] * * * looseˈ limbedˈ or looseˈ jointˈed adjective Having supple limbs • • • Main Entry: ↑ …
9Joint Premiers of the Province of Canada — were the leaders of the Province of Canada, from the 1841 unification of Upper Canada and Lower Canada until Confederation in 1867. Following the abortive Rebellions of 1837, Lord Durham was appointed governor in chief of British North America.… …
10joint mouse — mau̇s n a loose fragment (as of cartilage) within a synovial space * * * one of the portions of the fringes in the synovial membrane of joints in osteoarthritis which are changed into cartilage and become free in the joints. Cf. arthrolith and ar …