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  • 111leg break — noun (cricket) A ball that breaks from the legside towards the offside on pitching • • • Main Entry: ↑leg * * * leg break, Cricket. a ball pitched on or breaking from the side of the field that lies in a line with the batsman …

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  • 112leg-cutter — legˈ cutter noun (cricket) A fast bowler s delivery that moves from leg to off after pitching • • • Main Entry: ↑leg …

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  • 113leg-man — 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 …

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  • 114leg spinner — noun (cricket) Someone who bowls leg breaks • • • Main Entry: ↑leg …

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  • 115leg-o'-mut|ton — «LEHG uh MUHT uhn», adjective. = leg of mutton. (Cf. ↑leg of mutton) …

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  • 116leg-of-mut|ton — «LEHG uhv MUHT uhn», adjective. having the shape of a leg of mutton; wide at one end and narrow at the other: »a leg of mutton sleeve …

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  • 117Leg bridge — A type of bridge for small spans in which the floor girders are rigidly secured at their extremities to supporting steel legs, driven into the ground as piling, or resting on mudsills. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …

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  • 118Leg cit — (kurz für legis citatæ) ist eine juristische Kurzbezeichnung für das angegebene Gesetz oder die angegebene Gesetzesstelle. Insgesamt kann der Begriff aber auch als Abkürzung für die Welt der komplexen Abkürzungs und Zitierregeln in der… …

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  • 119leg-break — /leg brayk /, n. Cricket. a ball deviating to the off side from the leg side when bowled. [1885 90] * * * …

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  • 120leg room — n [U] space for your legs in front of the seats in a car, theatre etc ▪ There wasn t enough leg room …

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