three-legged definition

English

Pronunciation

• (adjective) IPA^(key): /θɹiːˈlɛɡɪd/, /ˈθɹiːlɛɡd/

  • Audio (UK)

    (file)

  • Audio (UK)

    (file)

• (noun) IPA^(key): /θɹiːˈlɛɡɪd/

  • Audio (UK)

    (file)

Adjective

three-legged (not comparable)

1. having three legs
2. (informal, vulgar) Having a large penis.

Synonyms

• (having three legs): tripedal
• (having a large penis): Thesaurus:macrophallic

Translations

Noun

three-legged (plural three-leggeds)

1. Something with three legs.
   • 1983, Trevor Shearston, Sticks That Kill: A Novel, page 447:

     The three-leggeds had everyone in stitches. Some pairs simply could not learn to run together — just impossible.

   • 1999, Cheng Ch'ing-wen, Three-Legged Horse, →ISBN, page 159:

     My father said that three-leggeds are more detestable than four-leggeds.

2. An intersection where three roads meet.
   • 1998, Accident Models for Two-lane Rural Roads: Segments and Intersections:

     With respect to hazard rating, an opposite and possibly inconsistent explanation might be offered: It may be that drivers underestimate roadside hazards at three-leggeds and relatively speaking overestimate them at four-leggeds.