leg stump

noun Cricket.

either of the outside stumps at which the batsman takes his position.

Compare middle stump, off stump.

Origin of leg stump

First recorded in 1825–35

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When there shall be less than five players on a side, bounds shall be placed 22 yards each in a line from the off and leg-stump.
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