pant leg

American  

noun

1. a leg of a pair of pants.

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Etymology

Origin of pant leg

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

Soon Alexander’s teeth were sunk into Beowulf’s pant leg, and the two were having a devil of a time getting untangled.

From Literature

“I had to pull my pant leg away to get to one I could save,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

As Flores held court in the driveway, he rolled up a pant leg to show a sore from his diabetes and said that on the streets he’d have nowhere to refrigerate his insulin.

From Los Angeles Times

His legs are “still messed up” now, he told Bensinger, pulling up a pant leg to reveal a gnarly scarred calf.

From Los Angeles Times

He glanced at people who gathered Monday on the Syrian side of the river, taking off their shoes and rolling up their pant legs before dipping their feet into the water.

From Los Angeles Times