forearmn.
/ˈfɔːrɑːm/, U.S. /ˈfɔrˌɑrm/ The part of the arm between the elbow and the wrist; sometimes the whole arm below the elbow. Also, the corresponding part in the forelegs of quadrupeds, or in the wings of birds.
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the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > arm > [noun] > forearm
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1739 J. Sparrow tr. H. F. Le Dran Observ. Surg. xlv. 164 The Swelling upon the..Fore-Arm increased.
1741 A. Monro Anat. Human Bones (ed. 3) 251 The fore-arm consists of two long Bones, the Ulna and Radius.
1835–6 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 294/2 Birds in general possess two flexors..of the fore-arm.
1843 A. Bethune Sc. Peasant's Fire-side 128 In such a manner as to leave the whole of the fore-arm bare.
1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. I. xxix. 388 She tore down by single efforts of her forearms the barrels of frozen beef.
1880 S. Haughton Six Lect. Physical Geogr. vi. 283 The bones of the forearm and leg.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
forearmv.
/(ˌ)fɔːrˈɑːm/, U.S. /ˌfɔrˈɑrm/ transitive. To arm beforehand; literal and figurative.
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the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > protect or defend [verb (transitive)] > beforehand
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premunitea1620
society > armed hostility > military equipment > arming or equipping with weapons > arm or equip [verb (transitive)] > in advance
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1591 R. Greene Second Pt. Conny-catching Ep. Ded. f. 4v Forewarned, forearmed.
1682 J. Dryden Medall 5 Who helps a pow'rfull Friend, fore-arms a Foe.
a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. iii. 326 Knowing that forewarned is forearmed.
1862 E. M. Goulburn Thoughts Personal Relig. (1873) iii. iv. 190 We are forearmed against surprises.
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