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  • 11legʷh- —     legʷh     English meaning: light (adj.)     Deutsche Übersetzung: “leicht in Bewegung and Gewicht”, verbal ‘sich leicht, flink bewegen”     Note: nasalized lengʷh     Material: 1. O.Ind. laghu , ved. raghu “rash, hasty, light, small”, compar …

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  • 12leg-woman — legˈ man or legˈ woman noun 1. A person whose work involves journeys outside the office 2. An assistant who runs errands or gathers information 3. A newspaper reporter • • • Main Entry: ↑leg leg woman see ↑leg man above. • • • …

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  • 13Leg Show — is an adult magazine published in the United States which specializes in photographs of women s legs. It is published by Mavety Media Group, which also publishes Juggs The German edition of Leg Show is on the market since 1997 and is published by …

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  • 14leg-of-mutton — /leg euh mut n, euhv /, adj. having the triangular shape of a leg of mutton: leg of mutton sail; a dress with leg of mutton sleeves. Also, leg o mutton. [1830 40] * * * …

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  • 15leg out — [phrasal verb] leg out (a hit) also leg (a hit) out baseball, informal : to successfully complete (a hit) by running fast He hurt his knee while trying to leg out an infield hit. She legged out a triple. • • • Main Entry: ↑leg …

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  • 16Leg-of-mutton — Leg of mut ton, a. Having the general shape or outline of a leg of mutton; as, a leg of mutton, or shoulder of mutton, sail. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …

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  • 17Leg hair — is hair that grows on the legs of humans, generally appearing at the onset of adulthood. Male legs are most often hairier than female ones. For a variety of reasons, people may shave their leg hair. Women generally shave their leg hair more than… …

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  • 18Leg — * Lêg, er, este, oder Lêge, r, ste, adj. et adv. welches nur in einigen gemeinen Mundarten üblich ist, wo es eigentlich niedrig bedeutet, in welchem Verstande es vorzüglich im Niederdeutschen vorkommt. Das Wasser ist leg, niedrig. Leges Wasser… …

    Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart

  • 19leg-of-mutton — leg′ of mut′ton or leg′ o mut′ton adj. 1) having the triangular shape of a leg of mutton: a leg of mutton sail[/ex] 2) clo (of the sleeve of a dress or blouse) full and puffed from shoulder to elbow and then tightly fitted from elbow to wrist •… …

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  • 20leg-1 —     leg 1     English meaning: to drip, ooze, flow out     Deutsche Übersetzung: “tröpfeln, sickern, zergehen”     Material: Arm. lič ‘swamp, marsh” (*lēgi̯ ü); O.Ir. legaim “löse mich auf, zergehe, schmelze”, fo llega “(die ink) running from”,… …

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