thigh
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
thigh/θʌɪ/
▶noun the part of the human leg between the hip and the knee.
■ the corresponding part in other animals.
– derivatives
-thighed adjective.
-thighed adjective.
– origin OE thēh, thēoh, thīoh, of Gmc origin.
'thigh' also found in these Oxford entries:
biceps
- cagoule
- crural
- cuisse
- cushion
- femur
- girdle
- gluteus
- groin
- ham
- hammy
- haunch
- hip
- hip joint
- knee
- leg warmers
- obturator
- quadratus
- quadriceps
- sartorius
- sciatic nerve
- skull
- stocking
- thigh bone
- thigh-slapper
- trochal disc
- trochanter
- tunic
