stiffleg

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noun

Any of the two or more stiff members, capable of resisting either tensile or compressive forces, that are used to secure the top of a mast in some types of derrick.

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Meanings

nounstiffleg (plural stifflegs)

plural stifflegs

  1. Any of the two or more stiff members, capable of resisting either tensile or compressive forces, that are used to secure the top of a mast in some types of derrick.

Origin

stiff + leg

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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