broken-jointed

Updated: May 20, 2025

Then, with a satisfied grunt, the chief's camel had seemed to break short off at its knees, and then at its hocks, going down in three curious, broken-jointed jerks until its stomach was stretched upon the ground. As each succeeding camel reached the spot it lay down also, until they were all stretched in one long line.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - The Tragedy of the Korosko