Dickbein

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German

Etymology

Formally from dick (“thick”) +‎ Bein (“bone, leg”). Probably an alteration by popular etymology of *Diechbein, from obsolete Diech (“thigh”) + Bein. The former from Middle High German diech, from Old High German dioh, from Proto-Germanic *þeuhą.

Noun

Dickbein n (genitive Dickbeines, plural Dickbeine)

  1. (regional, chiefly specialist, agriculture) the thigh of a farm animal, especially a pig
  2. (obsolete) thigh (of a person or any creature)

Declension

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Synonyms

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