Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The portion of the human leg between the hip and the knee.
- noun The corresponding part of the hind leg of a quadruped or other vertebrate animal.
- noun The second segment of a bird's leg, containing the tibia and fibula.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To carve (a pigeon or other small bird).
- noun That part of the leg which is between the hip and the knee in man, and the corresponding part of the hind limb of other animals; the femoral region, determined by the extent of the thigh-bone or femur; the femur.
- noun In ornithology: The flank, or the feathers overlying this region of the body, corresponding to the thigh proper, which is deeply buried in the common integument of the body.
- noun Loosely, the next joint of the leg; the crus; the drumstick: especially said when the feathers of this part are conspicuous in length or in color, as the “flag” of a hawk.
- noun In entomology, the third joint or segment of any one of the six or eight legs of a true insect, or of an arachnidan; the femur, between the trochanter and the tibia or shank.
- noun The lower and larger part of the stalk of a plant; the stock or trunk.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Anat.) The proximal segment of the hind limb between the knee and the trunk. See
femur . - noun (Zoöl.) The coxa, or femur, of an insect.
- noun (Anat.) the femur.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the upper joint of the leg of a fowl
- noun the part of the leg between the hip and the knee
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Marylands are what we call the thigh & drumstick still joined together.
At My Table 2006
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We don't mind trying to manufacture shots, but compounding our problems with rough up to your thigh is a different story. ''
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He had gangrene in his right thigh from a #2 lead shot.
Field & Stream 2009
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He had gangrene in his right thigh from a #2 lead shot.
Field & Stream 2009
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Last shot of last season was off one knee in thigh deep snow - no supports available.
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Hiked to the top of a Himalayan peak in thigh-deep snow.
Eliezer Sobel: What's on Your Bucket List? Eliezer Sobel 2010
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Last shot of last season was off one knee in thigh deep snow - no supports available.
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` ` My thigh is pretty sore so we will see how it responds tomorrow, '' Harris said.
USATODAY.com 2007
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Mind you a change is as good as a rest, it must beat standing in thigh high flood water for hours on end.
Shang A Lang. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2007
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He played in that game despite a bruised thigh from a loss to South Florida the week before.
USATODAY.com - College Football - Mississippi St. vs. West Virginia 2006
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I've noticed that a lot of women have thigh gaps lately and I know its a bit of an online trend but I thought it was a rare genetic thing, so how do I see so many people with a thigh gap? Is there something people are doing to create it? Or am I just happening to notice it more?
How/why do so many girls have thigh gaps now? sapphos-wife 2025
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Guard : It just seems like you wanna be with Jamie-Lynn. I mean, you keep talking about her thigh gap. Captain Ray Holt : That's my favorite part of a woman. There's nothing more intoxicating than the clear absence of a penis.
"Brooklyn Nine-Nine" The Big House Pt. 2 (TV Episode 2017) - IMDb 2025
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About four hours ago, as far as I was concerned a “thigh gap” was something anyone could have if they stood up and placed their feet wider than hip distance apart. Wrong. A thigh gap is actually the hollow cavity which appears between the tops of your legs when you stand with your feet together.
It's Time to Declare War On the Thigh Gap Bertie Brandes 2024
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