thigh

The thigh is defined as the part of the leg right below the hip.

(noun)

An example of the thigh is the part of the chicken attached to the drumstick.

See thigh in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

that part of the leg in humans and other vertebrates between the knee and the hip; region of the thighbone, or femur
the region of the tibia, as in poultry

Origin: ME thih < OE theoh, akin to MHG diech < IE *teuk- < base *teu-, to swell > thumb, L tumor

See thigh in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. The portion of the human leg between the hip and the knee.
b. The corresponding part of the hind leg of a quadruped or other vertebrate animal.
The second segment of a bird's leg, containing the tibia and fibula.
The femur of an insect's leg.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old English thēoh; see teuə- in Indo-European roots

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