yellowlegs

[from the yellow stripe down the sides of the breeches]

Slang, Derog.

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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n. pl.

a member of the Royal Canadian (formerly, North West) Mounted Police.

Quotations

1918

"Oh, you Harry! Say, wha's dat dere wit de yaller laigs?"

1955

. . . the American who had been in the fight, and who was now keeping lookout, pulled his bullet head in suddenly and yelled "Yellowlegs."

1959

"You're her brother and I'm your friend. Even the damned yellow legs can't break that."