hollow leg

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Definition of hollow leg in English English dictionary

Ability or tendency to drink large quantities of alcohol

Where was Uncle? Gone for a stiff one? Again? His hollow leg, you know. Ducking in the john to throw up on his loafers? Probably that. What did he have tonight? Anything good?.

Capacity to eat large quantities

My brother, who had recently overtaken me in height and then racked up another six inches, ate to fill his hollow leg. My father did better than expected, too, eating two pieces of pie with our amaretto-flavored whipped cream.

Related Terms

hollow legs

plural form of hollow leg

Hyphenation

hol·low leg

Turkish pronunciation

hälō leg

Pronunciation

/ˈhälō ˈleg/ /ˈhɑːloʊ ˈlɛɡ/