Phrase guide

arm in crook

adv · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adv

Meaning 1

With arms linked together.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, dated, dialectal, not-comparable

Examples

  • 1849, Anne Beale, Traits and Stories of the Welsh Peasantry, London: George Routledge, No. 5, p. 104, We were determined not to let go of one another this time, so we went on, arm in crook again;

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: arm in arm

Antonyms: none provided

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