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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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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 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

Taken in full, the book allows readers to consider an alternative to popular accommodations that entail pushing door-code buttons before entering a solo space with an armload of groceries.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 18, 2021

“Everybody’s got a border wall, I guess, of some sort,” she said with a gale of laughter before leaving with an armload to read.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2019

A young salesgirl walked by with an armload of clothes.

From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech

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