Wiktionary:Word of the day/2021/July 31

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dogleg v

(intransitive) To bend in the shape of the hind leg of a dog, especially to turn and then turn back sharply to the original direction. dogleg n (also attributively) Something (such as a canyon or road) with a sharp bend or turn in it. (architecture) A configuration of stairs where a flight ascends to a half-landing before turning 180 degrees and continuing upwards. (golf, disc golf) A sharp bend in the fairway before reaching a hole. Today is one of two National Mutt Days in the year established by American animal welfare advocate Colleen Paige.

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