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short legs

short legs is the plural of short leg.

Meaning of short leg

Noun

short leg (countable and uncountable, plural short legs)

  1. (uncountable) A fielding position on the leg side, square of, and close to the batsman.
    • When he dismissed Keith Miller, caught at short leg off a lifter, I turned round to Tony Lock[.]1990, Ashes: Battles and Bellylaughs, Byron Bay: Swan Publishing, page 148
    Synonyms:
    Boot Hill
  2. (countable) A fielder in this position.

Questions about short legs

What is short legs the plural of?
Short legs is the plural of short leg.

Words near short legs in the dictionary

  1. short king
  2. short kings
  3. short leash
  4. short leashes
  5. short leg
  6. short legs
  7. short line
  8. short lines
  9. short list
  10. short lists
  11. short loin

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