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Thigh : (noun)
1: the part of the leg between the hip and the knee
2: the upper joint of the leg of a fowl [syn: second joint]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Thigh : \Thigh\ (th[imac]), n. [OE. thi, [thorn]ih, [thorn]eh, AS.
[thorn]e['o]h; akin to OFries. thiach, D. dij, dije, OHG.
dioh, thioh, Icel. [thorn]j[=o] thigh, rump, and probably to
Lith. taukas fat of animals, tukti to become fat, Russ. tuke
fat of animals. [root]56.]
1. (Anat.) The proximal segment of the hind limb between the
knee and the trunk. See Femur.
2. (Zo["o]l.) The coxa, or femur, of an insect.
Thigh bone (Anat.), the femur.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Thigh : Thigh: The thigh extends from the hip to the knee. The thigh has only one bone, the femur which is the largest bone in the human body.
The thigh is the thick part of the leg. This is reflected in the word "thigh" which comes from the Indo-European root word "teue" meaning "swelling or enlargement".
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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