bowleg

B3O1W4L1E1G2
/ˈbəʊlɛɡ/

noun

A leg that curves outward at the knee.

Similar
genu varumtibia varavalgus deformitybandybandy-leggedbowedbowleggedunfit
Scrabble 12
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounbowleg (plural bowlegs)

plural bowlegs · alternative bow leg

  1. A leg that curves outward at the knee.

    Synonyms: genu varum, tibia vara, valgus deformity

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA leg that curves outward at the knee.

Similar
genu varumtibia varavalgus deformity

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivehave legs that curve outward at the knees

Similar
bandybandy-leggedbowedbowleggedunfit

nouna leg bowed outward at the knee (or below the knee)

Similar
bow legbandylegbandy leggenu varumtibia vara
Broader
legdisabilitydisablementhandicap
Also see
bandybandy-leggedbowedgenu varumtibia vara

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From bow + leg.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Catalan genoll var
  • genoll varleg that curves outward from the knee
Chinese Mandarin 羅圈腿 /罗圈腿, 膝內翻 /膝内翻
  • 羅圈腿 /罗圈腿 (luóquāntuǐ)leg that curves outward from the knee
  • 膝內翻 /膝内翻 (xīnèifān)leg that curves outward from the knee
Danish hjulben
  • hjulbenleg that curves outward from the knee
Dutch o-benen
  • o-benenleg that curves outward from the knee
Finnish länkisääri
  • länkisäärileg that curves outward from the knee
French genu varum, jambe arquée
  • genu varumleg that curves outward from the knee
  • jambe arquéeleg that curves outward from the knee
German Säbelbein, O-Bein
  • Säbelbeinleg that curves outward from the knee
  • O-Beinleg that curves outward from the knee
Italian gambestorte
  • gambestorteleg that curves outward from the knee
Polish kolana szpotawe
  • kolana szpotaweleg that curves outward from the knee
Russian саблеви́дная нога́, отклонённое кнару́жи коле́но
  • саблеви́дная нога́ (sablevídnaja nogá)leg that curves outward from the knee
  • отклонённое кнару́жи коле́но (otklonjónnoje knarúži koléno)leg that curves outward from the knee
Spanish pierna arqueada, genu varo
  • pierna arqueadaleg that curves outward from the knee
  • genu varoleg that curves outward from the knee
Swedish hjulbent
  • hjulbentleg that curves outward from the knee

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

weblog
Cite this entry
APA

bowleg. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bowleg

MLA

“bowleg.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bowleg. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bowleg,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bowleg.

Source: bowleg on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.