LOOSE-JOINTED, LOOSE-LIMBED
ADJECTIVES
1817 ► TANGLE long and limp; tall and loose-jointed → Sc.
1863 ► LAMMOCKING ungainly, clumsy; slouching, loose-limbed → Eng. dial.
1880 ► WALLOPY loose-limbed → Sc,
1900 ► GAMMOCKING awkward, loose-jointed, shambling in walk → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1913 ► RACKERGAITED loose-jointed → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
NOUNS, PERSON
1585 ► GANGERELL → GANGREL a tall, lanky, loose-jointed person → arch. & Eng. dial.
1887 ► WALLOP a gangling, supple, loose-limbed person → Sc.
1909 ► LIMBER JACK a loose-jointed, flexible person; a contortionist → Amer. dial.
1930 ► LIMBER JIM a loose-jointed, flexible person; a contortionist → Amer. dial.
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