leg biter

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English

Noun

leg biter (plural leg biters)

  1. (slang) Synonym of ankle-biter (a small child)
    • 2015, Arthur Hamilton, Jonathan's Journey:
      “Well, Mose's Landing now has over one hundred people, with a couple dozen leg biters. Isn't it time for a school?”

References

  • Tony Thorne (2014) “leg-biter”, in Dictionary of Contemporary Slang, 4th edition, London,  : Bloomsbury