leg /leg/

1. A limb used for walking
2. The human lower limb, or sometimes the part between knee and ankle
3. A long, slender support of eg a table
4. A branch or limb of anything forked or jointed, eg a pair of compasses
5. A single short trunk, as of a fruit bush not managed as a stool (qv), from which branches grow (horticulture)
6. The part of a garment that covers the leg
7. A distinct part or stage of a course or journey
8. In sports, one event or part in a contest consisting of two or more parts or events
9. The legside of a cricket field
10. A backward movement of the leg in making a bow (archaic)
11. A swindler, esp at a race-course (for blackleg; old slang)

1. To walk briskly, run or dash away (vt with it)
2. To propel (a barge) through a canal tunnel by pushing with the feet on the wall or roof

On the legside of a cricket field

legged /legd or legˈid/ adjective

(usu as combining form) having (a certain type, number, etc of) legs

leggˈer noun

1. A bargeman who legs
2. A worker or machine that makes stocking-legs

leggˈiness noun

leggˈing noun

1. An outer and extra covering for the leg, eg (in pl) thick, footless tights, usu of wool or knitted fabric, or fashion varieties made in other, thinner materials
2. An outer and extra covering for the lower leg

leggˈism noun (archaic)

The character of a blackleg

leggˈy adjective

1. Having noticeably long slim legs
2. (of a plant) having a long stem

legˈless adjective

1. Having no legs
2. Very drunk (informal)

legˈlessness noun

legˈlet noun

Any object worn on the leg for decoration

leg bail see give leg bail under bail¹

leg before and leg before wicket noun (cricket)

A way of being given out when the ball has struck the batsman's legs, or another part of his body, without having made contact with the bat, and would otherwise have hit the wicket (abbrev lbw)

leg break noun (cricket)

A ball that breaks from the legside towards the offside on pitching

legˈ-busˈiness noun (slang)

Ballet-dancing

leg bye noun (cricket)

A run made after the ball has touched any part of the batsman's person except his hands or bat, credited to the batsman's team but not his individual score

legˈ-cutter noun (cricket)

A fast bowler's delivery that moves from leg to off after pitching

legˈ-guard noun

A cricketer's pad

legˈ-iron noun

A fetter for the leg

legˈ-man or legˈ-woman noun

1. A person whose work involves journeys outside the office
2. An assistant who runs errands or gathers information
3. A newspaper reporter

leg-of-muttˈon adjective

1. Shaped like a leg of mutton, eg a triangular sail
2. (of a sleeve) tight on the lower arm and full between elbow and shoulder

legˈ-over noun (vulgar sl)

An act of sexual intercourse

legˈ-pull noun

A good-humoured hoax, bluff or practical joke

legˈ-puller noun

legˈ-pulling noun

legˈ-rest noun

A support for the legs

legˈroom noun

Space for one's legs, as in a car

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