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  • 1give leg bail — phrasal or take leg bail : to run away : escape * * * give leg bail To run for it • • • Main Entry: ↑bail …

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  • 2leg bail — noun : flight : escape by flight • give leg bail * * * leg bail see ↑give leg bail under ↑bail1 • • • Main Entry: ↑leg …

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  • 3Leg bail — Leg Leg (l[e^]g), n. [Icel. leggr; akin to Dan. l[ae]g calf of the leg, Sw. l[ a]gg.] 1. A limb or member of an animal used for supporting the body, and in running, climbing, and swimming; esp., that part of the limb between the knee and foot.… …

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  • 4take leg bail — phrasal see give leg bail …

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  • 5bail — {{11}}bail (n.1) bond money, late 15c., a sense that apparently developed from that of temporary release from jail (into the custody of another, who gives security), recorded from early 15c. That evolved from earlier meaning captivity, custody… …

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  • 6Leg — (l[e^]g), n. [Icel. leggr; akin to Dan. l[ae]g calf of the leg, Sw. l[ a]gg.] 1. A limb or member of an animal used for supporting the body, and in running, climbing, and swimming; esp., that part of the limb between the knee and foot. [1913… …

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  • 7A good leg — Leg Leg (l[e^]g), n. [Icel. leggr; akin to Dan. l[ae]g calf of the leg, Sw. l[ a]gg.] 1. A limb or member of an animal used for supporting the body, and in running, climbing, and swimming; esp., that part of the limb between the knee and foot.… …

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  • 8water leg — Leg Leg (l[e^]g), n. [Icel. leggr; akin to Dan. l[ae]g calf of the leg, Sw. l[ a]gg.] 1. A limb or member of an animal used for supporting the body, and in running, climbing, and swimming; esp., that part of the limb between the knee and foot.… …

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  • 9Lord Uxbridge's leg — Lord Uxbridge with both of his legs Lord Uxbridge s leg was shattered by a cannon shot at the Battle of Waterloo and removed by a surgeon.[1][2] The amputated limb went on to lead a somewhat macab …

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  • 10Avoidance — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Absence of pursuit. < N PARAG:Avoidance >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 abstention abstention abstinence Sgm: N 1 for bearance for bearance Sgm: N 1 refraining refraining &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 inaction inaction &c. 681 …

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