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Leg

noun

A human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle.

A structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion.

One of the supports for a piece of furniture.

A part of a forked or branching shape. Synonyms: branch, ramification.

The limb of an animal used for food.

A prosthesis that replaces a missing leg. Synonyms: peg, pegleg, wooden leg.

A cloth covering consisting of the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person's leg.

(nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack.

A section or portion of a journey or course. Synonym: stage.

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"Leg" Quotes from Famous Books

... "Now tell me: When you turned out you knew perfectly well that a broken leg or a broken arm—perhaps a cracked skull—was a distinct possibility. Did you think about this when you went into the game? Did you think about it while ...

— An Amiable Charlatan • E. Phillips Oppenheim

... one overall leg off and the other on, and looked at her. "Huh? What d'you mean—isn't well? Mother." His mouth was open. His ...

— O Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1919 • Various

... it would do me good." The cover was brought, upon which there was a picture of the fish. Lamb kissed it with a reproachful look at his friend, and then left the table and began to wander round the room with a broken, uncertain step, as if he almost forgot to put one leg before the other. His sister rose after a while, and commenced walking up and down in the same manner on the opposite side of the table, and in the course of half an hour they took their leave.' Landor, ...

— Little Memoirs of the Nineteenth Century • George Paston

... perfection; but now you must choose your career. If you like to stick to the church, you will possess great revenues, and nothing to do; if you choose to go into the army, you will risk your arm or your leg, but in time you may be a major-general with a wooden leg and a glass eye, the spectacle of an indifferent, ungrateful ...

— The Wits and Beaux of Society - Volume 1 • Grace Wharton and Philip Wharton

... castle fish-pond, where he prayed alone to Heaven, full of foreboding care. They reached Sintram's ear; he stood as if spellbound and made the Sign of the Cross. Immediately the little master fled away, jumping uncouthly on one leg, through the gates and shutting them ...

— Sintram and His Companions • Friedrich de la Motte Fouque

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