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a) having the knees abnormally close together, and the ankles spread apartb) suffering from genu valgum (or tibia valga)See Also: knock knee
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prevaricate — [16] Etymologically, prevaricate means ‘walk crookedly’, and it goes back ultimately to a Latin adjective meaning ‘knockkneed’, varus. From this was derived the verb vāricāre ‘straddle’, which was combined with the prefix prae ‘before, beyond’ to … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
prevaricate — [16] Etymologically, prevaricate means ‘walk crookedly’, and it goes back ultimately to a Latin adjective meaning ‘knockkneed’, varus. From this was derived the verb vāricāre ‘straddle’, which was combined with the prefix prae ‘before, beyond’ to … Word origins
pre|var|i|cate — «pree VAR uh kayt», intransitive verb, cat|ed, cat|ing. 1. to turn aside from the truth in speech or action; lie. 2. to speak evasively; equivocate. ╂[< Latin praevāricārī make a sham accusa … Useful english dictionary
