Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having no legs.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Not having a leg.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective   Without legs .
- adjective slang  Too drunk to stand.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not having legs
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Examples
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								Thanks to him and black_samvara i am never going to live down the 'legless' comment ... although ... if it means juffles kneeling in front of me more often then well ... who am i to complain? October 24th, 2005 mynxii 2005 
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								The Gimp Parade: Not "legless": Ten pairs of legs! Not "legless": Ten pairs of legs! Kay Olson 2007 
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								That would be like giving one particular genus of fish a name meaning "legless", "hairless" or "cold-blooded" when all fish share those traits. 
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								I think "legless" is a suitable term to describe our state, although Hughie and I have managed to carry Paul from the pub to the golf course, and dropped him only once. Broken Music, A Memoir Sting 2003 
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								One legend says that he sat so long in contemplation that his legs fell off, and a kind of legless doll which is a favourite plaything in Japan is still called by his name. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 Charles Eliot 1896 
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								A 'legless' hedgehog was found rolling around an orchard after getting drunk by gorging on fermented apples. 
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								To quote Harold: "It may well be that the expression 'legless' came from drinking rough cider. 
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								As someone who gets travel sick on occasions (never on a plane or boat though), I have to say I have never lost the use of my legs (I've never been legless, so to speak) when I was ill. I always feel sick when I see David Amess, so perhaps he caught sight of a mirror ? Norfolk Blogger 2009 
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								As someone who gets travel sick on occasions (never on a plane or boat though), I have to say I have never lost the use of my legs (I've never been legless, so to speak) when I was ill. Archive 2009-10-01 Norfolk Blogger 2009 
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								Only Germany and France, legless, and half-eaten, will survive 
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