Usually means: Cricket fielding position near batsman.
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  1. short leg: Merriam-Webster
  2. short leg: Collins English Dictionary
  3. short-leg: Wordnik
  4. short leg: Wiktionary
  5. short leg: Dictionary.com
  6. short leg: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (short leg)

noun:  (cricket, uncountable) A fielding position on the leg side, square of, and close to the batsman.
noun:  (cricket, countable) A fielder in this position.

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