dead arm

noun

1. informal.
   temporary loss of sensation in the arm, caused by a blow to a muscle

Example Sentences

The arm of the river (named the Dead Arm) upon which this refreshment wharf lay, appeared asleep, so feeble was the current.

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She burst into tears, turned from him, and clung to the dead arm of the old oak.

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The applications of bordeaux mixture recommended for black-rot are valuable in preventing the dead-arm disease.

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Myrtocleia took the dead arm and laid it flat along the hip.

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