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noun
A human armpit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Midlands, archaic, dialectal
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
Similar structures in other animals.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, rare
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
A hole for an arm in a piece of clothing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: fashion, lifestyle
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noun
a hole through which you put your arm and where a sleeve can be attached
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: hole
History
From Middle English arme hole, armehole, arm hole, arm-hole, armhole, arm-hool(e), armole, harmehole; equivalent to arm + hole.
Across languages
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
