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Adjective: lbw
  1. (cricket) way of getting out in which the ball would have hit the batsman's wicket, but hits the batsman's pads instead (without first hitting the bat)
    "Births of lbw infants make up only about 6% to 7% of all births"
    - leg before wicket

Encyclopedia: Lbw