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thigh 1. the part of the leg between the hip and the knee in man 2. the corresponding part in other vertebrates and insects thigh [thī] (anatomy) The upper part of the leg, from the pelvis to the knee. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Not until I was safe from them did I turn my attention to that live agony on my thigh. With that sort of spiced food provided for his anxious thought, watchful for strange men, strange beasts, strange turns of the tide, he would make the best of his way up, a military seaman with a short sword on thigh and a bronze helmet on his head, the pioneer post- captain of an imperial fleet. His back very much scarred by the whip; and branded on the thigh and hips in three or four places, thus (J M). |
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