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thigh |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Thigh \Thigh\ (th[imac]), n. [OE. thi, [thorn]ih, [thorn]eh, AS [thorn]e['o]h; akin to OFries thiach D. dij, dije, OHG. dioh, thioh, Icel. [thorn]j[=o] thigh, rump, and probably to Lith. taukas fat of animals, tukti to become fat, Russ. tuke fat of animals. [root]56.] 1. (Anat.) The proximal segment of the hind limb between the knee and the trunk. See {Femur}. 2. (Zo["o]l.) The coxa, or femur, of an insect. {Thigh bone} (Anat.), the femur. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: thigh n 1: the part of the leg between the hip and the knee 2: the upper joint of the leg of a fowl [syn: {second joint}]
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