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Meanings of wooden leg in English

Portuguese
perna-de-pau
Spanish
pata de palo

A prosthesis that replaces a missing leg.

perna-de-pau
Usage of wooden leg in English
1
This wooden leg was perhaps the most remarkable trait in his character.
La Mere Bauche / From Tales of All Countries
2
It strengthens with time, and survives the smallpox and a wooden leg.
For Auld Lang Syne: A Book of Friendship
3
It was Celery-Root, you know him, the bloke with a wooden leg.
L'Assommoir
4
His wooden leg seemed free enough, but the other would not budge.
The Magic of Oz
5
He patted his wooden leg, then shrugged and looked away from me.
God don't like ugly
6
His wooden leg scraped against the cracked sidewalk, making his stump tingle.
In every heartbeat
7
A sailor-looking man, with a wooden leg, and a woman, stepped ashore.
Peter Trawl; Or, The Adventures of a Whaler
8
His wooden leg was loose and he leaned over to adjust it.
Book Two: Descent
9
Otis pulled his pant leg down, covering the sliver of wooden leg.
Eve
10
Fighting back tears, I rolled to my right and felt a wooden leg.
Bare Bones
11
He was too brisk in villainy to admit a wooden leg.
There's Pippins and Cheese to Come
12
In what battle did the defeated general leave his wooden leg?
A Brief History of the United States
13
He cleared the ground with that crutch and wooden leg like a steam-engine.
Stories by American Authors, Volume 1
14
As he left the room, Winn noticed that he had a wooden leg.
Raftmates: A Story of the Great River
15
He stumped about energetically on a wooden leg of home manufacture.
The Blazed Trail
16
One of these men was an invalid with a wooden leg.
Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men / First Series
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Translations for wooden leg
Wooden leg through the time
Wooden leg across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common