LBW en · NOUN Pronunciation (Australia) audio Meanings (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of low birth weight. alt of low birth weight (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of leg before wicket. alt of leg before wicket The Authentic, getting in front of his wicket, to pull one of the simplest long-hops ever seen on a cricket field, missed it, and was l.b.w. 1919, P. G. Wodehouse, chapter 13, in Mike: (countable, uncountable) Lutheran Book of Worship (hymnal) Forms SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource LBWs Number=Plur lexicographic