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Knock-knee
A condition in which the knees are bent in so as to touch each other in walking; inknee.
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State of being disabled; deprivation or want of ability; absence of competent physical, intellectual, or moral power, means, fitness, and the like.
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Deprivation of ability; incapacity.
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An allowance of a certain amount of time or distance in starting, granted in a race to the competitor possessing inferior advantages; or an additiona…
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The state of being impaired; injury.
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A limb or member of an animal used for supporting the body, and in running, climbing, and swimming; esp., that part of the limb between the knee and…
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