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leg biter

leg biter noun: synonym of ankle-biter (“a small child”).

Noun

leg biter (plural leg biters)

  1. (slang) Synonym of ankle-biter (“a small child”).
    • “Well, Mose's Landing now has over one hundred people, with a couple dozen leg biters. Isn't it time for a school?”2015, Arthur Hamilton, Jonathan's Journey
    Synonyms:
    ankle-biter

Synonyms of leg biter

Forms of leg biter

pluralleg biters

Questions about leg biter

What does leg biter mean?
Leg biter means synonym of ankle-biter (“a small child”).
What part of speech is leg biter?
Leg biter is a noun.
What is the plural of leg biter?
The plural of leg biter is leg biters.

Words near leg biter in the dictionary

  1. leg band
  2. leg bands
  3. leg before
  4. leg before wicket
  5. leg before wickets
  6. leg biter
  7. leg biters
  8. leg break
  9. leg breaker
  10. leg breakers
  11. leg breaks

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