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What did victorians use instead of the word leg?

Victorians didn't have a specific word they used *instead* of "leg." They used "leg" just like we do today!

However, they were known for being quite prudish, so they might have used more euphemisms to talk about legs in certain contexts, like:

* Limb: This was a more general term for a body part.

* Lower extremity: This was a more clinical or formal term.

* "The other things": This was a common way to refer to legs in a way that avoided saying the word outright.

It's important to note that these were not replacements for the word "leg," but rather ways to avoid directly naming the body part when discussing something considered improper or indelicate.

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