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leg(2) (iou)



leg verb trans. Infl. -gg-. E17.
[from the noun.]
I.
Foll. by it: use the legs; walk fast, run. E17.
Golf Illustrated The..coach broke down and..David legged it up to the clubhouse to find..alternative transport.
Chiefly Hist. Propel (a boat) through a canal-tunnel by thrusting the legs against the walls; navigate (a tunnel) in this way. Also foll. by through. M19.
II.
a. Hit with gunshot or otherwise injure on the leg. E19.
Shooting Times I legged a hare and it went into that hedge.
b. Seize or hold by the leg. L19.