a three-legged stool

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• three-legged — /three leg id, legd /, adj. 1. having three legs: a three legged stool. 2. Informal. (of a schooner) having three masts. [1590 1600] * * * …   Universalium

• three-legged — adjective having or as if having three legs a three legged stool a three legged race • Similar to: ↑legged …   Useful english dictionary

• three-legged — adjective Date: 1596 having three legs < a three legged stool > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• three-legged — three′ leg′ged adj. having three legs, as a stool • Etymology: 1590–1600 …   From formal English to slang

• -legged — UK [leɡɪd] US [leɡəd] suffix used with some adjectives and with numbers for describing someone or something with legs of a particular kind or with a particular number of legs a long legged girl a three legged stool Thesaurus: describing and… …   Useful english dictionary

• legged — [ legəd ] suffix used with some adjectives and with numbers for describing someone or something with a particular number of legs or with legs of a particular kind: a three legged stool a long legged girl …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• -legged — UK [leɡɪd] / US [leɡəd] suffix used with some adjectives and with numbers for describing someone or something with legs of a particular kind or with a particular number of legs a long legged girl a three legged stool …   English dictionary

• stool — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ high, tall ▪ small ▪ three legged ▪ swivel ▪ step (esp. AmE) …   Collocations dictionary

• milking stool — /ˈmɪlkɪŋ stul/ (say milking stoohl) noun a low, three legged stool with a seat in the shape of a half circle or three quarter circle …  

• milking stool — noun low three legged stool with a half round seat; used to sit on while milking a cow (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑stool …   Useful english dictionary

• milking stool — a low, usually three legged stool with a flat seat in the shape of a half circle, used by a person when milking a cow. [1820 30] * * * …   Universalium