forearm1
[fawr-ahrm, fohr-]
- Anatomy. the part of the arm between the elbow and the wrist.
- Zoology. the corresponding part of the foreleg between the elbow and the knee in certain quadrupeds.
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Origin of forearm1
forearm2
[fawr-ahrm, fohr-]
- to prepare in advance or beforehand, especially for difficulties.
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Origin of forearm2
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Examples from the Web for forearm
Contemporary Examples
A loose strand across my forearm in the morning, later one at my desk.
His doctors insisted on immediate surgery and when Miles woke, his forearm was gone.
He saw, up on her forearm, the row of angry little bruises, like someone had grabbed her hard.
Almost the entire length of his forearm is covered in a tattoo of all of us from the 8-bit episode.
It’s Britta, Bitch: Gillian Jacobs on Community’s Repilot, Foot Fetishes, and CommunistsKevin Fallon
January 1, 2014
Volunteers exposed a patch of their forearm and a machine blew air across it, enticing mosquitoes into a trap.
Historical Examples
Burnham's hand fell heavily on his forearm and he checked as if throttled.
The Fortune HunterLouis Joseph Vance
He laid a hand reassuringly over that which trembled on his forearm.
The Black BagLouis Joseph Vance
That is the horse who will be able to plant his hind-legs well under the forearm.
On HorsemanshipXenophon
It burned and surged from my trembling fingers into the flesh of her forearm.
His forearm was bare now; the sear of a burn on it was plain to be seen.
forearm1
- the part of the arm from the elbow to the wristRelated adjectives: cubital, radial
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Word Origin
C18: from fore- + arm 1
forearm2
- (tr) to prepare or arm (someone, esp oneself) in advance
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Word Origin
C16: from fore- + arm ²
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Word Origin and History for forearm
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forearm
(fôr′ärm′)- The part of the arm between the wrist and the elbow.
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