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stiffleg

noun

Etymology

stiff + leg

  1. derived from *lagjaz✻
  2. derived from leggr — “leg, calf, bone of the arm or leg, hollow tube, stalk”
  3. inherited from leg
  4. compounded as stiffleg — “stiff + leg”

Definitions

  1. Any of the two or more stiff members, capable of resisting either tensile or compressive…

    Any of the two or more stiff members, capable of resisting either tensile or compressive forces, that are used to secure the top of a mast in some types of derrick.

The neighborhood

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