legs

Etymology

noun

  1. plural of leg
  2. (bingo) eleven
  3. (colloquial, oenology) Viscous streaks left on the inside of the glass when certain wines are swirled around before tasting.
    Wine enthusiasts cherish the ritual of sniffing and swirling, scrutinizing a wine’s “legs” as they sluice down the sides of the glass, before sipping and looking for a wine’s varietal characteristics. 2023-03-24, Laura Reiley, “Could nonalcoholic wine be the toast of the town?”, in The Washington Post

verb

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of leg

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