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[ US /ˈɫɛɡ/ ]
[ UK /lˈɛɡ/ ]
NOUN
  1. one of the supports for a piece of furniture
  2. a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
  3. (nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack
  4. a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg
  5. a section or portion of a journey or course
    then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise
  6. a cloth covering consisting of the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person's leg
  7. a structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion
  8. a part of a forked or branching shape
    he broke off one of the branches
  9. the limb of an animal used for food
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  • China says it respects the legitimate status of President Mahmoud Abbas and the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) while calling on Palestinian forces to end conflicts.
  • The Huilloc men are only a little taller than their womenfolk, with broad chests, powerful shoulders and heavily muscled legs.
  • (Variety's Dennis Harvey called Mr. Friedman's onscreen persona "nebbishy"; The Boston Globe's Wesley Morris was a little nicer, saying, "The movie is the product of his big, shiny love of forgotten soul legends whom superstardom ... has eluded.") Did Pirated 'Wolverine' Review Get Fox 411's Roger Friedman Fired? [Update]
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  • We had engaged a very nice mare and stanhope, which we knew we could depend upon, when, the day before the race, the chestnut was declared lame, and not a presentable four-legged animal was to be hired in Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 363, January, 1846
  • The Subaru then veered across the road and hit a telegraph pole, eventually becoming lodged between the pole and a tree.
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