Synonyms for leggin

Grammar : Noun

Spell : leg-ing

Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɛg ɪŋ

Définition of leggin

Origin : "extra outer covering to protect the leg," 1763, from leg (n.). Related: Leggings.

As in leggings : noun gaiters

Example sentences :

But what the—— Meanwhile I was leggin' it down towards the village.
Extract from : « The House of Torchy » by Sewell Ford

The loose end of his leggin was caught in the wires of the empennage.
Extract from : « Bill Bruce on Forest Patrol » by Henry Harley Arnold

See the goney, how his pencil is a leggin' it off, for dear life.
Extract from : « The Attache » by Thomas Chandler Haliburton

They're only goin' to stretch you over the log and tan you eight or ten times with the leggin's.
Extract from : « Rolling Stones » by O. Henry

Well, sometimes—it was owing to the crime—but sometimes they would put it up to about twenty licks with the leggin's.
Extract from : « Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves. » by Work Projects Administration

On killing the second enemy he paints his left leg (that is, the leggin) of a reddish-brown.
Extract from : « Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, v. 23 » by Various

The leggin is a buckskin or cloth covering for the leg and thigh, as of the pantaloon.
Extract from : « Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume XX » by Various

Below this they wear a leggin of fine fur neatly wrought with shells of various kinds and colors.
Extract from : « Torrey's Narrative » by William Torrey

Words or expressions associated with your search

Most wanted synonyms

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019