knock-kneed

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word knock-kneed. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word knock-kneed, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say knock-kneed in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word knock-kneed you have here. The definition of the word knock-kneed will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofknock-kneed, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: knockkneed

English

Knock-kneed legs (valgus deformity)

Adjective

knock-kneed

  1. (of the legs) Having the knees abnormally close together, and the ankles spread apart.
    • 1889, Jerome K. Jerome, Three Men in a Boat :
      I called for the cheeses, and took them away in a cab. It was a ramshackle affair, dragged along by a knock-kneed, broken-winded somnambulist, which his owner, in a moment of enthusiasm, during conversation, referred to as a horse.
  2. (of a person or animal) Suffering from genu valgum (or tibia valga).

Coordinate terms

Related terms

Translations