midleg

[mid-leg, mid-leg]

noun

1. the middle part of the leg.

2. one of the second pair of legs of an insect.

adverb

1. at the middle of the leg.

Word History and Origins

Origin of midleg¹

First recorded in 1580–90; mid- + leg

Example Sentences

Co-defensive coordinator William Inge noted that Jackson has had “a couple injuries that have popped up here and there, and that’s one of the reasons why Jaivion has come into the forefront there. When you’re on an island and you have a midleg injury and you’re not at full speed, it will hinder you from time to time.”

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“Maybe they’d tried to give it a little ether and it woke up, but the officer spotted it and said, ‘Sir, your pants should not be moving in your midleg.’”

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The 5,200-nautical-mile stage, from Cape Town to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, had been packed with incidents as the fleet dodged a midleg tropical storm as well as icebergs in the early stages.

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Rude sandals, strapped as high as the midleg with shreds cut from his cloak, completed the primitive costume of the barbarian.

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On either side were great forests of mangrove trees, standing tiptoe on their myriad down-dropping roots, each root midleg in the water.

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