: having a leg or legs especially of a specified kind or number
—often used in combination
a four-legged animal
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What’s the favorite restaurant for peg-legged pirates?
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Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
The first three editions ended with two-legged finals but that changed in 1990, with Wembley staging the Championship final ever since, apart from a seven-year residency in Cardiff while Wembley was being redeveloped.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
In China, researchers from Shanghai Jiao Tong University’s School of Mechanical Engineering have begun field-testing a six-legged, English Bulldog–sized robot that can reportedly plan routes and navigate around traffic.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
Wheeled systems, conveyors, or specialized robotic cells often move goods more efficiently than a legged robot trying to mimic a human stride.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
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Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
The first three editions ended with two-legged finals but that changed in 1990, with Wembley staging the Championship final ever since, apart from a seven-year residency in Cardiff while Wembley was being redeveloped.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
In China, researchers from Shanghai Jiao Tong University’s School of Mechanical Engineering have begun field-testing a six-legged, English Bulldog–sized robot that can reportedly plan routes and navigate around traffic.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
Wheeled systems, conveyors, or specialized robotic cells often move goods more efficiently than a legged robot trying to mimic a human stride.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Legged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/legged. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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