bowlegs
From: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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Date: 2008
bowlegs (genu varum), outward curvature of the leg bone (tibia) or thighbone (femur) causing the knees to separate when the feet are placed together. When the condition is severe enough to be considered a deformity, the cause is usually a disorder that occurs early in life such as rickets , flat feet, a congenital disease, or an injury. Bowlegs can be corrected mechanically by braces, shoe wedges, or other orthopedic devices. In some cases the bone is straightened surgically.
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Bowlegs festival continues today with skirmish.
Northwest Florida Daily News (Fort Walton Beach, FL); 6/1/2007; 769 words;
... to save the city from the pirates of Billy Bowlegs, Captain Billy Bowlegs LII Mike Gates proclaimed. If the mayor chooses ... highlight of the afternoon is when the Billy Bowlegs' Armada sails into Fort Walton Landing to ... and your family to join the fun of the Billy Bowlegs Pirate Festival! Gates ...
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Pirate is no Jack Sparrow: Billy Bowlegs Festival kicks off with fireworks; invasion set for today.
Northwest Florida Daily News (Fort Walton Beach, FL); 6/2/2007; 330 words;
... FORT WALTON BEACH -- Pirate Billy Bowlegs' toughest competition Friday night ... of the Caribbean fame. What about Bowlegs? He's good, too, responded the young ... lay in the epic struggle between the Bowlegs krewe and the militia. I like the ... Forever, he said. The 52nd annual Billy Bowlegs Pirate ...
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BOWLEGS TRIUMPHS! again: 51st pirate festival climaxes with invasion at Fort Walton Landing.
Northwest Florida Daily News (Fort Walton Beach, FL); 6/4/2006; 378 words;
Byline: Amy Leigh Womack Jun. 4--Billy Bowlegs and his krewe of buccaneers invaded ... the dock in hopes of bargaining with Bowlegs. But within minutes a group of Bowlegs' wenches were pushing Anderson, Fort ... succumbed to the charm of women, shouted Bowlegs, aka Dr. Keith Amiel. Wenches ...
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Bowlegs block party today; treasures still elude searchers.
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... The 52nd annual Billy Bowlegs Pirate Festival kicks off ... from 3 to 7 p.m. However, Bowlegs' junior and senior treasures ... Fort Walton Landing, with Bowlegs' invasion scheduled for Saturday ... and younger. Free treasure maps are available at the Embarq ... them in along with their maps at the ...
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Billy Bowlegs crackdown: Lawmen say there will be no tolerance for drunken boating or fighting.
Northwest Florida Daily News (Fort Walton Beach, FL); 6/1/2007; 463 words;
... troublemakers who make the Billy Bowlegs Festival anything less than a family event. In a joint news conference Thursday at the ... laid out their crackdown on Bowlegs debauchery. Revelers can expect ... has increased during recent Bowlegs festivals -- before it breaks ... 9 percent of people treat ...
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School district employees claim Bowlegs senior treasure.
Northwest Florida Daily News (Fort Walton Beach, FL); 6/2/2007; 310 words;
... School District employees found the Billy Bowlegs senior treasure coin Monday, but didn ... in this morning because it's closer to Bowlegs time, said Winthurst. Rich said Friday ... see more of the Northwest Florida Daily News -- including its homes, jobs, cars and ... Copyright (c) 2007, Northwest Florida ...
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Pirates arrive a day early: Stores in downtown Fort Walton Beach get a jump on Billy Bowlegs Pirate Festival.
Northwest Florida Daily News (Fort Walton Beach, FL); 6/1/2007; 402 words;
... early this year as the 52nd Annual Billy Bowlegs Pirate Festival kicked off Thursday. But ... stores have done their own version of Bowlegs celebrating in the past, but the block ... see more of the Northwest Florida Daily News -- including its homes, jobs, cars and ... Copyright (c) 2007, Northwest Florida ...
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Uthmeier captures Bowlegs 5K.
Northwest Florida Daily News (Fort Walton Beach, FL); 6/5/2006; 439 words;
... about Saturday night's 32nd annual Billy Bowlegs 5K run was that Uthmeier wasn't planning ... While Uthmeier's win was his first at the Bowlegs event, Kelly Wild claimed her sixth title ... Copyright (c) 2006, Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Business ...
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Gross, Napier take early lead at Bowlegs: Billy Bowlegs Amateur 4-Ball continues today in Shalimar.
Northwest Florida Daily News (Fort Walton Beach, FL); 5/5/2007; 415 words;
... together for many years, but never as partners in the annual Billy Bowlegs Amateur 4-Ball. Friday, they put their local course knowledge ... Beach Rotary Club. Copyright (c) 2007, Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information ...
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Bowlegs junior treasure still at large.
Northwest Florida Daily News (Fort Walton Beach, FL); 6/2/2007; 436 words;
... WALTON BEACH -- Now that Billy Bowlegs' senior treasure has been found ... American Airlines. Free treasure maps are available at the Embarq ... every other day in the Daily News and announced on radio stations ... The Wolf, Coast 93.3, Z-96 and News Talk 1260. They will also be ... Cap'n Billy was never ...
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Antique knife intrigues store owner: Names on knife include that of Seminole Chief Billy Bowlegs.
Northwest Florida Daily News (Fort Walton Beach, FL); 9/18/2006; 338 words;
... has promise. One of the names is Billy Bowlegs, the last Seminole Indian Chief to leave ... I've got this alligator knife with Billy Bowlegs on it. I think he's a professional wrestler ... Copyright (c) 2006, Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Business ...
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Napier/Gross come up big at Bowlegs: Great shot with 2-iron on 16th hole helps team win Billy Bowlegs Amateur 4-Ball Tourney.
Northwest Florida Daily News (Fort Walton Beach, FL); 5/6/2007; 506 words;
... hung on for a one-shot win on Saturday in the 44th annual Billy Bowlegs Amateur 4-Ball Tournament at Shalimar Pointe. Napier's birdies ... at 11, 13 and 18. Copyright (c) 2007, Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information ...
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Fort Myers: Lavish Installation Built To Help Remove Leader Billy Bowlegs
Seminole Tribune; 4/14/2000; Volkert, Vida; 3228 words;
... Installation Built To Help Remove Leader Billy Bowlegs During the Seminole Wars (1817-1858 ... children, among them the Indian leader Billy Bowlegs (Holata Micco), walked down to the wooden ... Florida the great Seminole leader Billy Bowlegs and his band of warriors. James W. Covington ...
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11 students named Bowlegs Princesses and Privateers.
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... were members of Captain Billy Bowlegs XXXVI Herb Tinsley's Honor Guard ... Linn, member of Captain Billy Bowlegs XL Scotty Foster's Honor Guard and of Captain Billy Bowlegs L Tim Ray's Honor Guard. The 1993 Krewe of Bowlegs Queens Award was presented to ... Honor Guard for Captain Billy Bowlegs ...
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18 students are this year's Bowlegs Princesses, Privateers.
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... Honor Guard for Captain Billy Bowlegs XXXIX, Dick Manley. Jarrod is ... and Joan Schweizer, Queen of Bowlegs XXVII. He served as Medallion Bearer for Capt. Billy Bowlegs XLV Dick Roberts. A senior at ... grandson of Joan Schweizer, Queen of Bowlegs XXVII, and Art Schweizer. A native ... granddaughter of ...
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