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thigh

thigh

17 1.4
The upper part of a bird's leg usually eaten as meat
  • noun
  • /θaɪ/
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  • She preferred the dark meat, so she chose the thigh instead of the breast.
  • chicken thighs
  • boneless chicken thighs
  • skinless chicken thigh

Of course, you can use chicken breast, chicken thighs.

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Examples

  • You get your choice of breast or thigh.

  • Typically, I use one bag for half a turkey breast, one bag for each thigh, etc.

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  • If you insert a knife into the thigh, the juice should run clear.

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  • I have this nice, fat, floury chicken thigh in my hand.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • These are chicken thigh skewers in extra hot sauce.

  • I picked up a chicken thigh with my fingers and began to pick delicately at it with my teeth.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Let's try this chicken thigh and mushroom Curry.

  • Amid a national shortage of chicken wings, restaurant chain Wing Stop has launched an online brand selling chicken thighs called Thigh Stop.

  • Separate the thighs and drumsticks from the breast, and separate the wings.

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  • And I totally agree with you about chicken breasts; they’re convenient, but thighs have so much more flavor!

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Synonyms

second joint
vsthigh
  • UK
5.7

The upper part of a chicken leg between the drumstick and the body

is the general upper part of a bird leg often served as food

Compounds

thunder thigh
  • Informal
1 7.9

A large muscular thigh often seen as a sign of strength

1 2.8

A soft cover worn over the thigh to protect it in sports like football or cricket

thigh-slapper
  • Informal
1 8.1

A very funny story or joke that makes people laugh a lot

A blood vessel that carries blood to the hip joint and thigh muscles

A very high shoe that reaches the thigh and often keeps the legs dry

How Meaty

breast
99 1.0
thigh
17 1.4
drumstick
12 1.6
wing
583 1.0

Surface Forms

thigh singular
thighs plural

Etymology

Thigh originally named the upper leg of people and animals, so it naturally came to mean the meaty upper part of a bird's leg that we eat.