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Definition of Bowlegs
1. bowleg [n] - See also: bowleg
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bowlegs
Literary usage of Bowlegs
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Recollections of a Rebel Reefer by James Morris Morgan (1917)
"RECOLLECTIONS OF A REBEL REEFER CHAPTER I Childhood — "Billy bowlegs" — The
Choctaws — Blowing up and burning of the steamboat Princess ..."
2. The Origin, Progress, and Conclusions of the Florida War: To which is by John Titcomb Sprague (1848)
"... or Billy bowlegs made chief, who sends an emis ary to the whi'es ti ...
of bowlegs and others at F"rt Brooke, to make peace. ..."
3. Surgery, Its Principles and Practice by William Williams Keen (1907)
"With marked bowlegs some degree of coxa vara generally exists. Diagnosis.—The
diagnosis of bowlegs is evident from inspection. Prognosis. ..."
4. Oliver Optic's Magazine by Oliver Optic (1875)
"Mr. bowlegs understood the folly of trying to carry on an argument with the ...
Mr. bowlegs had progressed to that point where those who have tears to shed ..."
5. My Life and Experiences Among Our Hostile Indians: A Record of Personal by O. O. Howard (2001)
"... Indian Service—Chasing Indians from Place to Place—Seeking Peace—Ordered to
Find “Billy bowlegs”—A Journey into the Interior—New and Fresh Experiences—A ..."
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