- dog leg
- dog leg "bent like a dog's hind leg," 1703. Originally of a type of staircase.
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dog leg
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dog|leg — «DG LEHG, DOG », adjective, noun, verb, leg|ged, leg|ging. –adj. bent like a dog s hind leg; having sharp angles; zigzagging: »a dogleg fence. –n. anything shaped like a dog s hind leg: a) a fairway on a golf course of this shape: »Many of the… … Useful english dictionary
dog-leg — ˈdog leg [dog leg dog legs dog legged dog legging] noun a sharp bend, especially in a road or on a ↑golf course … Useful english dictionary
dog-leg — ► NOUN ▪ a sharp bend … English terms dictionary
Dog leg gearbox — Dog leg redirects here. For other uses, see Dogleg (disambiguation). A dog leg gearbox is a manual transmission layout with an up over up shift between first and second gear.[1] The layout derives its name from a dog s hind leg, with its sharp… … Wikipedia
Dog-leg (stairs) — Dog leg is a term used to describe a configuration of stairs between two floors of a building, often a domestic building, in which a flight of stairs ascends to a half landing before turning 180 degrees and continuing upwards.[1] The flights do… … Wikipedia
dog|leg|ged — «DG LEHG ihd, LEHGD; DOG », adjective. = dogleg. (Cf. ↑dogleg) … Useful english dictionary
dog-leg stair — /dawg leg , dog / a half turn stair, the successive flights of which are immediately side by side and connected by an intervening platform. Also, dog legged stair. [1890 95] * * * … Universalium
dog-leg stair — /dawg leg , dog / a half turn stair, the successive flights of which are immediately side by side and connected by an intervening platform. Also, dog legged stair. [1890 95] … Useful english dictionary
dog-leg — see dogleg … English dictionary
dog-leg — noun 1》 a sharp bend. 2》 Golf a hole where the fairway has a bend … English new terms dictionary
