What words do you have to describe people’s legs if they’re noticeably bent, or uneven, or not right?
| KNOCK-KNEED | 585 |
| BOWLEGS | 519 |
| BOWLEGGED | 413 |
| PIGEON-TOED | 227 |
| BANDY LEGS | 46 |
| SLUE-FOOTED | 38 |
| PIANO LEGS | 24 |
| PLEASURE-BENT LEGS | 15 |
| CROOKED LEGS | 14 |
| BOWED LEGS | 13 |
| PARROT-TOED | 10 |
| SPINDLY LEGS | 8 |
| BANDY-LEGGED | 7 |
| KNOCK-KNEES | 6 |
| BENCH-LEGGED | 5 |
| GIMPY LEGS | 5 |
| NR | 5 |
| SKINNY LEGS | 5 |
| GAME LEGS | 4 |
| GIMP LEGS | 4 |
| PIN-TOED | 4 |
| POTHOOKS | 4 |
| SPINDLE-LEGGED | 4 |
| SPRADDLE-LEGGED | 4 |
| WING-FOOTED | 4 |
| BIRD LEGS | 3 |
| BUCK-KNEED | 3 |
| CLUB-FOOTED | 3 |
| COWBOY LEGS | 3 |
| PINS | 3 |
| PIPESTEMS | 3 |
| RAZOR LEGS | 3 |
| STICKS | 3 |
| TABLE LEGS | 3 |
| BEEF TO THE HEEL | 2 |
| BENCH LEGS | 2 |
| BENT LEGS | 2 |
| BOW LEGS | 2 |
| DEFORMED LEGS | 2 |
| DUCKFOOTED | 2 |
| ELEPHANT LEGS | 2 |
| FLATFOOTED | 2 |
| HAME LEGS | 2 |
| KNOBBY | 2 |
| KNOCK-KNEEDED | 2 |
| LAME | 2 |
| PARROT-TOES | 2 |
| PEAR-TOED | 2 |
| PEG LEG | 2 |
| PEGS | 2 |
| PIGEON TOES | 2 |
| SKINNY-LEGGED | 2 |
| SLIM LEGS | 2 |
| SPARROW LEGS | 2 |
| SPARROW-LEGGED | 2 |
| SPINDLE LEGS | 2 |
| SPINDLE SHANKS | 2 |
| SPINDLY-LEGGED | 2 |
| AKIMBO | 1 |
| BAD PINS | 1 |
| BANDER SHANK | 1 |
| BANDY-KNEED | 1 |
| BANDY-SHANKED | 1 |
| BANGO-LEGGED | 1 |
| BARREL-LEGGED | 1 |
| BENT-LEGGED | 1 |
| BIG LEGS | 1 |
| BIG OLD FAT LEGS | 1 |
| BIG-LEGGED | 1 |
| BONY KNEES | 1 |
| BOW IN | 1 |
| BOWLING-PIN LEGS | 1 |
| BOX-ANKLED | 1 |
| BOXED-ANKLED | 1 |
| BRAISED LEGS | 1 |
| BROOMSTICK LEGS | 1 |
| BROOMSTICKS | 1 |
| BUCK-ANKLED | 1 |
| BULL-LEGGED | 1 |
| CANARY LEGS | 1 |
| CAN’T STOP A PIG | 1 |
| CLUB FOOT | 1 |
| COULDN’T CATCH A PIG | 1 |
| COULDN’T CATCH A PIG IN AN ALLEY | 1 |
| COULDN’T CATCH A PIG IN THE ALLEY | 1 |
| COULDN’T HEM UP A HOG IN A DITCH WITH A SACK | 1 |
| COULDN’T HEM UP A PIG | 1 |
| COULDN’T STOP A PIG | 1 |
| COWBOY | 1 |
| COWBOY’S LEGS | 1 |
| COW-LEGGED | 1 |
| CRADLE LEGS | 1 |
| CRIPPLED | 1 |
| CROOKED FOOT | 1 |
| CROOKED PEGS | 1 |
| CROOKED SHANKS | 1 |
| CROOKED-LEGGED | 1 |
| CROOK-LEG | 1 |
| CROOK-LEGS | 1 |
| CURLY LEGS | 1 |
| DING-TOED | 1 |
| DOUBLE-JOINTED | 1 |
| DUCK FEET | 1 |
| DUCK FOOT | 1 |
| DUCK-LEGGED | 1 |
| ELEPHANT-LEGGED | 1 |
| FALLEN ARCHES | 1 |
| FAN-TOED | 1 |
| FAT LEGS | 1 |
| FAT-LEGGED | 1 |
| FLY-FOOT | 1 |
| FORTY YEARS IN THE SADDLE | 1 |
| FROGS’ LEGS | 1 |
| FUNNY PINS | 1 |
| GAME LEG | 1 |
| GAMS | 1 |
| GANDER-LEGGED | 1 |
| GANGLE-SHANKED | 1 |
| GIMP-LEGGED | 1 |
| GIMY | 1 |
| GOT REGULAR POT HOOKS | 1 |
| GRASSHOPPER LEGS | 1 |
| HATCHET LEGS | 1 |
| HATCHET-LEGGED | 1 |
| ICE-TONG LEGS | 1 |
| INDIAN-TOED | 1 |
| JACK-LEGGED | 1 |
| JACKSNIPE LEGS | 1 |
| JAYBIRD LEGS | 1 |
| JUG-LEGGED | 1 |
| KNEE-JACKED | 1 |
| KNEE-SPRUNG | 1 |
| KNOBBY KNEES | 1 |
| KNOBBY-KNEED | 1 |
| KNOB-KNEED | 1 |
| KNOCKED-KNEED | 1 |
| KNOCKS-KNEED | 1 |
| KNOTTY LEGS | 1 |
| LAMEY | 1 |
| LAMP POSTS | 1 |
| LEGS AS STRAIGHT AS A POKE STALK | 1 |
| LEGS LIKE A KILLDEE | 1 |
| LEGS LIKE A PIANO | 1 |
| LIMBS | 1 |
| MESS | 1 |
| MILL POSTS | 1 |
| MISSHAPEN LEGS | 1 |
| NIGGER-TOED | 1 |
| OUT OF SHAPE | 1 |
| OX-BOW | 1 |
| PEG-LEGGED | 1 |
| PEGS ARE CROOKED | 1 |
| PIANO STOOLS | 1 |
| PIANO-LEGGED | 1 |
| PIG LEGS | 1 |
| PIGEON-KNEED | 1 |
| PIPE STANDS | 1 |
| POLE LEGS | 1 |
| POSTS | 1 |
| RAINBOW LEGS | 1 |
| RICKETY LEGS | 1 |
| SCALY-LEGS | 1 |
| SCARECROW | 1 |
| SCRAWNY-LEGGED | 1 |
| SHANKS | 1 |
| SHANK’S MARE | 1 |
| SLUE-FOOT | 1 |
| SORRY-BUILT | 1 |
| SPARROW-TOED | 1 |
| SPAVINED | 1 |
| SPIDER-LEGGED | 1 |
| SPINDLE SHANK | 1 |
| SPINDLES | 1 |
| SPINDLE-SHANKED | 1 |
| SPINDLING LEGS | 1 |
| SPLAY-FOOTED | 1 |
| SPRADDLE LEGS | 1 |
| SQUARE-LEGGED | 1 |
| STIFF-LEGGED | 1 |
| STRAIGHT LEGS | 1 |
| STUB LEGS | 1 |
| SWAMP-KNEED | 1 |
| SWAY-LEGGED | 1 |
| THIN-LEGGED | 1 |
| TOBACCO STICKS | 1 |
| TOES IN | 1 |
| TOES OUT | 1 |
| TOO MUSCULAR | 1 |
| TOOTHPICKS | 1 |
| TRIPPERS | 1 |
| TURN-IN | 1 |
| UNDERPINNINGS | 1 |
| WALKS LIKE A DUCK | 1 |
| WALKS TEN TO TWO | 1 |
| WARPED LEGS | 1 |
| WARPY LEGS | 1 |
| WATER-JOINTED | 1 |
| WOBBLY | 1 |
| WURLITZER LEGS | 1 |
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