"elephant leg" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: elephant legs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} elephant leg (countable and uncountable, plural elephant legs)
  1. (humorous, countable) The rotating slab of meat from which slices are carved when making kebabs. Tags: countable, humorous Synonyms (slab of meat): elephant's leg
    Sense id: en-elephant_leg-en-noun-j7JCjPlU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55 Disambiguation of 'slab of meat': 94 6
  2. (medicine, obsolete, uncountable) Elephantiasis of the leg. Tags: obsolete, uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine Synonyms: elephantiasis Arabum
    Sense id: en-elephant_leg-en-noun-u9vAogcL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55 Topics: medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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