midleg

American  

[mid-leg, mid-leg] / ˈmɪdˌlɛg, ˈmɪdˈlɛg /

noun

1. the middle part of the leg.

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

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adverb

1. at the middle of the leg.

Etymology

Origin of midleg

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.”

From Seattle Times

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.

From New York Times

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

His terror of the sea, although conquered for the moment, was still undiminished; had the sea been a lake of living flames, he could not have shrunk more panically from its touch; and once, when his foot slipped and he plunged to the midleg into a pool of water, the shriek that came up out of his soul was like the cry of death. 

From Project Gutenberg