Leg

n. [Dan. lĕg, Sw. lĕgg, Icel. leggr, leg, shin; whence It. lacca and lacchetta, haunch, leg.]

1Sense 1. The limb of an animal, used in supporting the body, and in walking and running; especially, that part of the limb from the knee to the foot.

2Sense 2. That which resembles a leg in form or use; especially, any long and slender support on which any object rests; as, the leg of a table.

Legs of a triangle, the sides of a triangle; — a name seldom used unless one of the sides is first distinguished by some appropriate term; as, the hypotenuse and two legs of a right-angled triangle. — On one's legs, standing to speak. — To make a leg, to bow: — a phrase introduced probably by the practice of drawing the right leg backward. [Obs.] “He that will give a cap and make a leg in thanks for a favor.” Fuller. — To stand on one's own legs, to support one's self; to trust to one's own strength or efforts, without aid.