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thigh

[ thahy ]

noun

  1. the part of the lower limb in humans between the hip and the knee.
  2. the corresponding part of the hind limb of other animals; the femoral region.
  3. (in birds)
    1. the true femoral region that is hidden by the skin or feathers of the body.
    2. the segment below, containing the fibula and tibia.
  4. Entomology. the femur.


thigh

/ θ²¹Éª /

noun

  1. the part of the leg between the hip and the knee in man
  2. the corresponding part in other vertebrates and insects
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of thigh1

before 900; Middle English thi, thigh ( e ), the ( h ), Old English thÄ«oh, thÄ“oh; cognate with Dutch dij, Old High German dioh, Old Norse ³Ù³óÂáÅ
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of thigh1

Old English ³Ù³óŧ³ó; related to Old Frisian ³Ù³ó¾±Ä峦³ó, Old High German dioh thigh, Old Norse ³Ù³óÂáÅ buttock, Old Slavonic tyku fat
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"They said his leg was very warm, plus he had water retention in his thighs," she said.

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Let’s say you find chicken thighs, carrots, half a box of penne, an almost-empty jar of harissa, some butter and heavy cream.

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When he was 5, Kruger was diagnosed with Perthes disease, a rare condition in which the blood supply to the thigh is temporarily disrupted, leading to bone damage and stunting growth.

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Sabalenka had taken the first set 6-1 before Romanian Ruse retired with a thigh problem in the first game of the second.

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The stand-up comic, 41, was first diagnosed with cancer in 2004 when she was a student in Toronto, having a "golf ball-sized" lump taken out of her thigh as a result.

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