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armload

American  
[ahrm-lohd] / ˈɑrmˌloʊd /

noun

  1. Chiefly Midland U.S. armful.


Etymology

Origin of armload

arm 1 + load

Example Sentences

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In the second, the person is rushed, with an armload of groceries, no time for robo-snuggles.

From The Wall Street Journal May 4, 2026

It’s a perfect late-summer day, and Bill Massry’s carrying an armload of hoodies down the main drag of Lake George, New York, from one of his stores to another.

From Slate Oct. 26, 2024

It would be tough to get it all to his car in one armload.

From Washington Post Oct. 18, 2022

It was late January 2007, two months after he had smashed into a Brooklyn sidewalk and broken his hip while carrying an armload of art, resulting in major surgery and an 11-day hospital stay.

From New York Times Sep. 22, 2022

His producer met them with an armload of fluffy white towels, hot coffee, and a dozen glazed donuts.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith

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