leg hit
nounCricket.
a hit made into leg.
Origin of leg hit
1First recorded in 1830–40
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How to use leg hit in a sentence
Just before his leg hit the sack at second, Bonfire stole a glance toward left field.
The Boy Scouts of Lakeville High | Leslie W. QuirkThe advantages of the position are readily discovered when there is a chance of a cut or a leg-hit.
And now a word or two with regard to the three leg hits—the draw, the forward, and the backward leg hit.
Then there's one near my thigh—it's sticking in yet: one in my leg—hit the bone—that fellow hurts!
He began by a graceful cut for two, and followed it up by a square leg hit clean out of the ground.
The Missioner | E. Phillips Oppenheim
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