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Webster 1913 Edition

Thigh

Thigh

(thī)
,
Noun.
[OE.
thi
,
þih
,
þeh
, AS.
þeóh
; akin to OFries.
thiach
, D.
dij
,
dije
, OHG.
dioh
,
thioh
, Icel.
þjō
thigh, rump, and probably to Lith.
taukas
fat of animals,
tukti
to become fat, Russ.
tuke
fat of animals. √56.]
1.
(Anat.)
The proximal segment of the hind limb between the knee and the trunk. See
Femur
.
2.
(Zool.)
The coxa, or femur, of an insect.
Thigh bone
(Anat.)
,
the femur.

Webster 1828 Edition

Thigh

THIGH

,
Noun.
That part of men, quadrupeds and fowls, which is between the leg and the trunk.
As the word signifies, it is the thick part of the lower limbs.

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