hollow leg UK /ˌhɒl.əʊ ˈlɛɡ/US /ˌhɑ.loʊ ˈlɛɡ/ noun2 •Capacity to eat large quantities.When I was young and growing a lot, and Mama couldn't feed me enough, she used to say I had a hollow leg. — 1998 •Ability or tendency to drink large quantities of alcohol.I didn't want his unhappiness or his pain, or his personality changes, but I wanted to drink as much, as often. I certainly wanted his hollow leg. — 1985 formshollow legs