barelegged

[ bair-leg-id, -legd ]

/ ˈbɛərˌlɛg ɪd, -ˌlɛgd /

with bare legs.

Origin of barelegged

First recorded in 1325–75, barelegged is from the Middle English word barlegged. See bare¹, legged

We shall not stop to ask them how they knew that she was “barefoot and barelegged” when she was invisible.

Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism |Allen Putnam
See that group of Indian women and children away out there, barelegged, digging with their axes in the rock.

Two Years in Oregon |Wallis Nash
Then suddenly turning to face me, “Now I suppose you had nothing to do with this barelegged rebellion?”

The Span o' Life |William McLennan
The summons was answered by the barelegged girl who acted as waiter in the inn.

Jack Hinton |Charles James Lever

Sometimes the offender wore a repentance-gown of sackcloth; more frequently he stood or sat barefoot and barelegged.

Curious Punishments of Bygone Days |Alice Morse Earle