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  1. 1. n. A muscle of the thigh, called the tailor's muscle, which arises from the hip bone and is inserted just below the knee. So named because its contraction was supposed to produce the position of the legs assumed by the tailor in sitting. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. a muscle in the thigh that helps to rotate the leg into the sitting position assumed by a tailor; the longest muscle in the human body Source: wordnet
  3. 3. A muscle of the thigh, called the tailor's muscle, which arises from the hip bone and is inserted just below the knee. So named because its contraction was supposed to produce the position of the legs assumed by the tailor in sitting. Source: webster
  4. 4. A muscle of the thigh, called the tailor's muscle, which arisesfrom the hip bone and is inserted just below the knee. So namedbecause its contraction was supposed to produce the position of thelegs assumed by the tailor in sitting. Source: adambom
  5. 5. n. a muscle in the thigh that helps to rotate the leg into the sitting position assumed by a tailor; the longest muscle in the human body Source: ecdict

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