- Pegleg
A "pegleg" is a type of
artificial limb (Prosthesis ). Peglegs are typified as a hand carved wooden peg fitted to a stump, as often seen inpirate movies. Peglegs have been replaced by more modern materials, though some sports prosthesis do tend to have the same form.Famous peg leg wearers
Historical
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François Leclerc (~1554),pirate
*Cornelius Jol , (1597-1641), pirate
*Peter Stuyvesant (1612-1672), Dutch director-general ofNew Amsterdam
*Clayton Bates aka Peg Leg Bates (1907-1998),Dancer Afro-American Amputee RAK
*Blas de Lezo (1687-1741), Spanishadmiral
*Gouverneur Morris (1752-1816), Americanpolitician
*Józef Sowiński (1777–1831), Polish 19th centurygeneral
* Daniel Sullivan (~1871),Chicago an
* Thomas L. "Pegleg" Smith (1801-1866), American prospectorFictional
* Pete, Disney's oldest reccuring character.
* Captain Ahab, character in "Moby Dick"
* Silas Wegg, character in "Our Mutual Friend" by Charles Dickens
* Wirt, character in the computer games "Diablo" and "Diablo II ". His pegleg can be used to open the Secret Cow Level.
* Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody, character from books and movies Harry Potter IV and up
* Seamus, a character in the American animated television series "Family Guy ", seeList of characters from Family Guy#Other characters Not Quite Peglegs
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Long John Silver in the book "Treasure Island" by Robert Louis Stephenson, was missing a leg, but did not have a pegleg. He used a crutch.
* Davy Jones, a character in the film "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest", was missing a leg, but it was replaced by the leg of a crab.
* The Scotsman, in the "Samurai Jack " TV series, has his missing leg replaced by a machine gun.
* Cherry Darling, in the "Grindhouse" film "Planet Terror ", has a missing leg replaced by an assault rifle.Railroads
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Fulton Chain Railroad also known as the "Peg Leg" from its wooden rails.
*Bradford and Foster Brook Railway also known as the "Peg Leg" from its wooden support piles.
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