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four-legged

[fawr-leg-id, -legd, fohr-]

adjective

  1. having four legs.

  2. Nautical.(of a schooner) having four masts.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of four-legged1

First recorded in 1655–65
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Example Sentences

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His touchstone for a fantastical creature that successfully achieved believability was the Hippogriff, a winged four-legged creature seen in 2004’s “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.”

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When Eldon showed me a photo of Langan, I realized I’d seen her running pack hikes on the Gabrielino Trail above the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, with a garrison of 30 or more dogs in four-legged lockstep.

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With some help from a certain four-legged “North Star.”

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"I run the quay regularly and have done for years. I have seen the odd little four-legged friend – that is to be expected on the riverfront – but never anything like this," he said.

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The RHS and BBC Radio 2 Dog Garden, created by Monty Don, gave four-legged visitors rare top billing.

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