英语词汇knock-kneed的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	knock-kneed
词源	knock-kneed. Knock-kneed, having knees that knock togeth- er in walking, the opposite of bandy-legged, is, surprisingly, not an ancient term. At least it isn’t recorded until 1807, in the statement that “children . . . from bad nursing become knock- kneed.” See also bandy.
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