three-legged

ˈθriː ˈlɛɡɪd

Definition

Definition of three-legged - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

structurehaving three legs or supports

The three-legged stool stood firmly despite its unusual design..

tripod

informal slang

Rare

Slang

having a large penis

Rare

Slang

He joked about being three-legged at the party.

endowed

well-hung

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Expressions with three-legged

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three-legged race

race where two people run together with adjacent legs tied

They won the three-legged race at the school sports day..

three-legged stool

stool with three legs

He sat on a three-legged stool while milking the cow.

Origin of three-legged

Old English, þri (three) + leg (limb)

Terms with three-legged included in their meaning

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tripod

photography

three-legged stand for cameras or telescopes

milking stool

farming

low three-legged stool for milking cows

tripod

science fiction

fictional three-legged Martian war machine

trippet

furniture

small three-legged stool or stand

Examples of three-legged in a sentence

They bought a three-legged lamp for the living room.
His friends often teased him about being three-legged.
Rumors about him being three-legged spread quickly.

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French:tripode, bien membré, ...
German:dreibeinig, gut bestückt, ...
Italian:a tre gambe, superdotato, ...
Spanish:de tres patas, bien dotado, ...
Portuguese:tripé, bem-dotado, ...
Chinese:三条腿的, 下体很大的, ...
Japanese:三本足の, 大きなペニスを持つ, ...
Arabic:ثُلاثِي القَوَائِم, ذُو عُضْو ذَكَري كَبِير, ...
Hebrew:תְּלַת רַגְלִי, מְצוּיָּד, ...
Russian:трехногий, с большим, ...
Ukrainian:триногий, триголовий, ...
Hindi:तीन पैरों वाला, तीन टांगों वाला, ...
Bengali:তিন পায়ের, তিন-পায়ের, ...
Catalan:de tres potes, ben dotat, ...
Czech:trojnohý, dobře obdařený, ...
Danish:trebenet, veludrustet, ...
Dutch:driepotig, ...
Greek:τρίποδος, προικισμένος, ...
Hungarian:háromlábú, nagy farkú, ...
Khmer:មានជើងបី, មានលិង្គធំ, ...
Korean:세 다리의, 큰 성기의, ...
Persian:سه‌پایه, سه‌پا, ...
Polish:trójnożny, obdarzony dużym członkiem, ...
Portuguese (BR):tripé, bem-dotado, ...
Romanian:tripod, dotat, ...
Swedish:trebent, välutrustad, ...
Thai:สามขา, ใหญ่โต, ...
Turkish:üç ayaklı, büyük penise sahip, ...
Vietnamese:ba chân, ...

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Definition of three-legged - Reverso English Dictionary

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