'Thigh' definitions:
Definition of 'thigh'
(from WordNet)
noun
The part of the leg between the hip and the knee
noun
The upper joint of the leg of a fowl [syn: second joint, thigh]
Definition of 'Thigh'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Zool.) The coxa, or femur, of an insect. [1913 Webster]
- Thigh bone (Anat.), the femur. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'thigh'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ankle,
- bayonet legs,
- bowlegs,
- breast,
- calf,
- chicken foot,
- cnemis,
- dark meat,
- drumstick,
- foreleg,
- gamb,
- gambrel,
- giblets,
- gigot,
- ham,
- hind leg,
- hock,
- jamb,
- knee,
- leg,
- limb,
- neck,
- oyster,
- podite,
- popliteal space,
- scissor-legs,
- shank,
- shin,
- stems,
- stumps,
- tarsus,
- trotters,
- turkey foot,
- white meat,
- wing,
- wishbone