short-leggedness

noun

short-leggedness

noun

Etymology From short-legged + -ness.

1

The state or quality of being short-legged.

  • A special characteristic of the LTI is the shameless shortleggedness of their lies.2000, Wolfgang Mieder, Strategies of Wisdom: Anglo-American and German Proverb Studies, page 313:
  • The shortleggedness of the Dexter cattle is determined by a dominant factor K (heterozygote Kk).1968, Kjeld Wamberg, Veterinary Encyclopedia: Diagnosis and Treatment, Volume 1, page 648:
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  • In 1919 another mutation for shortleggedness appeared among sheep of eastern Norway1949, Growth, volumes 13-14, page 299:

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