deadleg

See also: dead leg

English

Etymology

dead +‎ leg

Noun

deadleg (plural deadlegs)

  1. A lazy or weak person.
  2. An isolated section of pipeline that does not usually carry a flow.

Verb

deadleg (third-person singular simple present deadlegs, present participle deadlegging, simple past and past participle deadlegged)

  1. (transitive) To knee someone in the thigh.

References

  • Dictionary of Contemporary Slang

Further reading

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