びっこ

noun

lameness; limp; cripple

Refers to a physical condition of limping or being lame. The word is sensitive and can be derogatory; use with care. Often appears in the phrase びっこを引く (to limp).

See also: びっこを引く

• 彼かれは子こ供どもの頃ころの怪け我がでびっこを引ひいている。

  He has been limping since a childhood injury.

• びっこの犬いぬが懸けん命めいに歩あるいていた。

  A lame dog was walking with great effort.

noun

mismatched pair

Only when written 跛

Used for a pair of items, especially shoes, that are not a matching set. Restricted to the kanji form 跛.

• 靴くつが跛びっこになっていて、左さ右ゆうで色いろが違ちがう。

  The shoes are a mismatched pair, with different colors on the left and right.