# legged

Pronunciation: say "LEG-id" /ˈlɛɡɪd/

## Adjective

1. Having legs of a particular number or type, specified by the word that precedes it in a compound.
   - Simple: Having a certain number or kind of legs, named by the word joined in front.
   - _The table's four-legged frame kept it steady on the uneven floor._
   - _Spiders are eight-legged creatures, unlike the six-legged insects they prey on._
2. Having legs, or otherwise provided with legs, in contrast to a legless form.
   - Simple: Having legs, not legless, or built with legs.
   - _Engineers prefer legged machines for terrain that wheeled vehicles cannot cross._
   - _A legged stool is sturdier on uneven floors than one resting on a solid base._
5. Wounded in the leg, especially in the course of a hunt. (pronounced: say "LEGD" /lɛɡd/)
   - Simple: Hurt in the leg, especially while hunting or being hunted.
   - _The gamekeeper found a hare legged by the morning's shooting, dragging itself along the field's edge._
   - _Caught in the trap by the wall, the poacher was legged and could not run from the keepers._

## Verb

Pronunciation: say "LEGD" /lɛɡd/

3. Simple past and past participle of leg. — simple past and past participle of leg
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of leg. Use it for the past, or after has, have or had.
   - _The rider legged her mare firmly toward the last jump._
   - _The shortstop legged out an infield single in the ninth inning._

## Noun

4. A person, animal, or thing having a particular number or type of legs, named by a preceding word.
   - Simple: A person, animal, or thing with a stated number or kind of legs.
   - _The shepherd counted every four-legged in the flock before nightfall._
   - _Old creation stories speak of the two-leggeds learning from the four-leggeds._

## Origin

**Meanings 1–2, 4–5** — From Middle English legged (also spelled leggyd), formed from the noun leg plus the suffix -ed.
**Meaning 3** — Formed from the verb leg plus the suffix -ed.

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