thigh

noun2

1. •
   The upper leg of a human, between the hip and the knee.

   • About ten days ago, in cocking a pistol in the guard-room at Marcau, he accidentally shot himself through the Thigh. — 1800
2. •
   That part of the leg of vertebrates (or sometimes other animals) which corresponds to the human thigh in position or function; the tibia of a horse, the tarsus of a bird; the third leg-section of an insect.

   • Add the chicken thighs, close the bag, and squish the marinade to coat the chicken. — 2009