subs. (common).—(1) In pl. = the legs: cf. UNDERPINNERS. Also (2) = boots or shoes.
1602. SHAKESPEARE, Twelfth Night, iii. 1. 80. Sir To. Taste your legs, sir; put them to motion. Vio. My legs do better UNDERSTAND me, sir, than I UNDERSTAND what you mean by bidding me taste my legs.
1886. The Field, 20 March. Economy’s UNDERSTANDINGS having given way soon after, he knew the silk no more.
