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Knock-kneed   /nɑk-nid/   Listen
Knock-kneed

adjective
1.
Having the knees abnormally close together and the ankles wide apart.





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... lower jaw projecting a little, those above rather straight and not so apparent, and the other teeth, which are covered by the lips, very sharp: a large head, ears large and turned over: a thick crest and neck: long joints: straight legs, rather bowed than knock-kneed: feet large and well developed, so that in walking they may spread out: toes slightly splayed: claws hard and curved: the pad of the foot neither horny nor hard but as it were puffed and soft: short-coupled: ...
— Roman Farm Management - The Treatises Of Cato And Varro • Marcus Porcius Cato


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