/dawg"leg', dog"-/ , n., adj., v., doglegged, doglegging .
n.
1. a route, way, or course that turns at a sharp angle.
adj.
2. dog-legged.
v.i.
3. to proceed around a sharp angle or along an angular or zigzag course: The road doglegged through the mountains.
[ 1885-90; DOG + LEG ]