four legged

Having four legs; quadruped. four-nooked, *feower-noked, *four-noked, *four-neuk it, a. Having four corners or angles. ( Layamon, ii. 500.) four-o'clock, s. 1. Ord. Lang .: The hour so named. 2. Bot .: Mirabilis dichotoma . So called in the West Indies, where it grows, because the flowers open at four o'clock in the afternoon. Four - o'clock flower : The same as FOUR-O'CLOCK, 2 (q. v.). four-post, a. Having four posts or pillars; as, a four - post bedstead. A large bedstead having four four-poster, s. posts or pillars for the curtains. four-tailed, a. Having four tails or projecting portions. Four - tailed bandage: Surg .: A bandage for the forehead, face, and jaws. ( Ogilvie .) four-thieves, s. pl. Four-thieves' vinegar: A preparation from Rosmarinus officinal is . ( Paxton . )