Hypertext Webster Gateway: "thigh"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Thigh \Thigh\ (th[imac]), n. [OE. thi, [thorn]ih, [thorn]eh, AS.
[thorn]e['o]h; akin to OFries. thiach, D. dij, dije, OHG.
dioh, thioh, Icel. [thorn]j[=o] thigh, rump, and probably to
Lith. taukas fat of animals, tukti to become fat, Russ. tuke
fat of animals. [root]56.]
1. (Anat.) The proximal segment of the hind limb between the
knee and the trunk. See {Femur}.
2. (Zo["o]l.) The coxa, or femur, of an insect.
{Thigh bone} (Anat.), the femur.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
thigh
n 1: the part of the leg between the hip and the knee
2: the upper joint of the leg of a fowl [syn: {second joint}]
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