1) medizin. der Übergang vom Oberschenkel zum Unterbauch, in dem der L.kanal mit Samenstrang (beim Mann) und Mutterband (bei der Frau) verläuft.
2) schmaler Holz- oder Metallstab, der als Fugenabdeckung, Kantenschutz oder Zierelement verwendet wird.
ETYM French battant. Related to Batter.
1. Stick used to fix something in place, to hold it firm.
2. Slender stick inserted in the pocket of a sail to keep the sail flat against the wind.
The crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals.
ETYM Akin to as. licgan to lie, Icel. liggja; cf. Icel. lögg the ledge or rim at the bottom of a cask. Related to Lie to be prostrate.
A projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water; SYN. shelf.