CIDE DICTIONARY
thigh, n. [OE. thi, , , AS. ; akin to OFries. thiach, D. dij, dije, OHG. dioh, thioh, Icel. thigh, rump, and probably to Lith. taukas fat of animals, tukti to become fat, Russ. tuke fat of animals. √56.].
Thigh bone (Anat.), the femur.
OXFORD DICTIONARY
thigh, 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
thigh
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