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leggie

leggie noun: a leg (limb).

Noun

leggie (plural leggies)

  1. (childish) A leg (limb).
    • Once when I was trying to make his position a little more comfortable, he said — "Never mind left leggie, mamma; it does not need any care. What would I give if poor right leggie was only like it once more!"1870, Nearer to Jesus, memorials of Robert Walter Fergus
  2. (slang) A leg spin bowler, i.e. leg spinner.
    • I'm still top leggie, says Warne [article title]2004 February 12, Chloe Saltau, The Age
  3. (slang) A leg break delivery.
    • Boon couldn't handle my inswingers, Waugh had no idea with my off-cutters and my leggies were making Taylor dizzy.1995, Paul Vautin, Turn It Up!, Sydney: Pan Macmillan Australia, page 7
  4. A leg rope.

Forms of leggie

pluralleggies

Origin of leggie

From leg + -ie.

Questions about leggie

What does leggie mean?
Leggie means a leg (limb).
What part of speech is leggie?
Leggie is a noun.
What is the plural of leggie?
The plural of leggie is leggies.

Words near leggie in the dictionary

  1. Leggette
  2. Leggettes
  3. leggetts
  4. leggiadrous
  5. Leggian
  6. leggie
  7. leggier
  8. leggiero
  9. leggies
  10. leggiest
  11. leggily

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