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knucklewalk

verb

Etymology

From knuckle + walk.

  1. derived from *walg-✻ — “to twist, turn, move”
  2. inherited from *walkaną✻ — “to roll, toss, turn, wind; to walk, wander, wend; to full, trample”
  3. inherited from *walkan✻
  4. inherited from wealcian — “to curl, roll up, twist; to wrinkle”
  5. inherited from wealcan — “to move around; to revolve; to roll; to fluctuate; to discuss”
  6. inherited from walk
  7. compounded as knucklewalk — “knuckle + walk”

Definitions

  1. To walk quadrupedally with the forelimbs holding the fingers in a partially flexed…

    To walk quadrupedally with the forelimbs holding the fingers in a partially flexed posture that allows body weight to press down on the ground through the knuckles.

    • Chimpanzees and gorillas knucklewalk.

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