What does knack-kneed mean?

knack-kneed

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.38 in modern English

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British usage

"Knack-kneed and bent twa fauld; / He had a wife, and by my faith, / She was baith big and bauld."
"This filly race made the folks round them to flock, / But knack-kneed Mall Trollop came in for the smock."
"Otway was knack-kneed and according to village folk, cute and a dapster farmer, terms that Fane had taken to be scurrilous."

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