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leg stump
noun
, Cricket.
- either of the outside stumps at which the batsman takes his position.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of leg stump1
First recorded in 1825–35
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Example Sentences
At last a roar went up, as Hitch knocked the leg stump flying out of the ground.
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The flesh above the jaws as well as below will swell making it impossible for the animal to pull the leg stump out of the trap.
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When there shall be less than five players on a side, bounds shall be placed 22 yards each in a line from the off and leg-stump.
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It is always understood that the leg stump is the hardest to defend, and consequently the best to attack.
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One didn't talk about acting a lie to the bowler because one played at the ball as though it were outside the leg stump.
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