"leggie" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-leggie.ogg [Australia] Forms: leggies [plural]
Etymology: leg + -ie Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|leg|ie}} leg + -ie Head templates: {{en-noun}} leggie (plural leggies)
  1. (childish) A leg. Tags: childish
    Sense id: en-leggie-en-noun-SyoDqVEt
  2. (cricket) A leg spin bowler, ie. leg spinner. Categories (topical): Cricket
    Sense id: en-leggie-en-noun-REcEQH5v Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ie Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 45 52 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie: 9 56 36 Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  3. (surfing) A leg rope. Categories (topical): Surfing
    Sense id: en-leggie-en-noun-d0xsjlMJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 45 52 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports, surfing

Inflected forms

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