OXFORD DICTIONARY
, n.
1 the part of the human leg between the hip and the knee.
2 a corresponding part in other animals.
thigh-bone = FEMUR.
-thighed adj. (in comb.).
OE theh, theoh, thioh, OHG dioh, ON thj{oacute} f. Gmc
THESAURUS
ankle, bayonet legs, bowlegs, breast, calf, chicken foot, cnemis, dark meat, drumstick, foreleg, gamb, gambrel, giblets, gigot, ham, hind leg, hock, jamb, knee, leg, limb, neck, oyster, podite, popliteal space, scissor-legs, shank, shin, stems, stumps, tarsus, trotters, turkey foot, white meat, wing, wishbone