What is with gaunt or slender legs. "An armgaunt steed." Shak. Note: This word is peculiar to Shakespeare. Its meaning has not yet been satisfactorily explained called?

armgaunt — With gaunt or slender legs. "An armgaunt steed." Shak. Note: This word is peculiar to Shakespeare. Its meaning has not yet been satisfactorily explained. (Webster's 1913.)

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