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leg stump
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noun Cricket.
either of the outside stumps at which the batsman takes his position.
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Compare middle stump, off stump.
Origin of leg stump
First recorded in 1825–35
Words nearby leg stump
leg-pull, Legree, Legree, Simon, legroom, leg rope, leg stump, leguaan, LeguÃa, Le Guin, legume, legume family
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