Thigh Definition
thī
thighs
noun
thighs
That part of the leg in humans and other vertebrates between the knee and the hip; region of the thighbone, or femur.
Webster's New World
The corresponding part of the hind leg of a quadruped or other vertebrate animal.
American Heritage Medicine
The region of the tibia, as in poultry.
Webster's New World
A cut of meat taken from this part of an animal's body, especially from poultry.
American Heritage Medicine
Other Word Forms of Thigh
Noun
Singular:
thigh
Plural:
thighsOrigin of Thigh
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From Middle English thighe, thehe, from Old English þēoh, þīoh, from Proto-Germanic *þeuhÄ… (compare West Frisian tsjea, Dutch dij, German Diech, Icelandic þjó), from Proto-Indo-European *teuk- (compare Scottish Gaelic tòn (“hind, rump"), Lithuanian táukas (“fat"), Russian тук (tuk', “animal fat")).
From Wiktionary
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Middle English from Old English thēoh teuə- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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