leg hit

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noun Cricket.

a hit made into leg.

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Origin of leg hit

First recorded in 1830–40

Words nearby leg hit

legging, leggings, leggy, legharness, leghemoglobin, leg hit, Leghorn, legibility, legible, legibly, legion

How to use leg hit in a sentence

Just before his leg hit the sack at second, Bonfire stole a glance toward left field.
The Boy Scouts of Lakeville High|Leslie W. Quirk
The advantages of the position are readily discovered when there is a chance of a cut or a leg-hit.
Every Boy's Book: A Complete Encyclopdia of Sports and Amusements|Various
And now a word or two with regard to the three leg hits—the draw, the forward, and the backward leg hit.
Every Boy's Book: A Complete Encyclopdia of Sports and Amusements|Various
Then there's one near my thigh—it's sticking in yet: one in my leg—hit the bone—that fellow hurts!
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No 3, September, 1862|Various

He began by a graceful cut for two, and followed it up by a square leg hit clean out of the ground.
The Missioner|E. Phillips Oppenheim