knock-knee

(-nē′)

noun

  1. a condition in which the legs bend inward so that the knees knock together or touch each other in walking
  2. such knees

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See knock-knee in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A deformity of the legs in which the knees are abnormally close together and the ankles are spread widely apart.

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  • knockˈ-kneedˌ adjective

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