pantlegn.
/ˈpantlɛɡ/, U.S. /ˈpæntˌlɛɡ/ Chiefly North American.
Either of the legs of a pair of trousers; a trouser leg.
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1854 N.Y. Herald 17 Jan. (Morning ed.) The flesh was worn from his knees, and his boot toes and pant legs were also demolished.
1859 H. Howe Adventures & Achievements of Americans 455 The volunteers appeared dingy and dirty, some with long beards, others with one pant-leg in their boots.
1894 Gloss. Terms Evid. Royal Comm. Labour 40/2 in Parl. Papers 1893–4 (C. 7063–VC) XXXVIII. 411 The process of shaping the stocking-leg and foot, also the shirt-sleeve and pant-leg, and back.
1956 H. Gold Man who was not with It ix. 73 The pantleg was sticky where it was bruised.
1991 Descant Fall 91 The dogs sat down wearily beside them or shivered up against their masters' pantlegs.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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