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thigh (t̸hī)

noun

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

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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