Definition of "leggo"

He stepped in, gripping the orderly by the front of his white jacket. "Hey, leggo me. You’ll start hemorrhaging and they’ll blame me."

1949, William Lindsay Gresham, Limbo Tower, page 87

Hey, leggo, mister! I want to stay up there in the sun! Jim picked up the kid and carried him.

1966, Richard Johns, Pagany, page 120

“Hey, leggo,” Nick said pushing Jamy back a little. “What are you doin’?” “I just wanted to hug you.”

2005, Christine M McMahon, Choices Made: The Street Years