leg
[leg]
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noun
verb (used with object), legged, leg·ging.
to move or propel (a boat) with the legs: They legged the boat through the tunnel.
Verb Phrases
leg up, to help (someone) to mount a horse.
Origin of leg
1225–75; 1915–20 for def 10; Middle English < Old Norse leggr
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leg
noun
verb legs, legging or legged
Word Origin for leg
C13: from Old Norse leggr, of obscure origin
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leg
[lĕg]
n.
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