† peep-armn.

Forms: 1600s peepe-arme.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: peep v.¹, arm n.¹

Etymology: < peep v.¹ + arm n.¹ Compare peep-bo n.

Obsolete. rare.

Only in to play at peep-arm: to move one's arm so as to hide the fact that one's sleeve is worn through.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > hide, lie or hidden [verb (intransitive)] > be undetected

dare1382

to play at peep-arm1631

to dance (also march, walk, etc.) in a net1680

1631 B. Jonson Staple of Newes i. ii. 122 in Wks. II A broken [i.e. worn out at the elbow] sleeue keepes the arme backe..And thence wee say, that such a one playes at peepe-arme.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	peep-arm
释义	† peep-armn. Forms: 1600s peepe-arme. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: peep v.¹, arm n.¹ Etymology: < peep v.¹ + arm n.¹ Compare peep-bo n. Obsolete. rare. Only in to play at peep-arm: to move one's arm so as to hide the fact that one's sleeve is worn through. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > hide, lie or hidden [verb (intransitive)] > be undetected dare1382 to play at peep-arm1631 to dance (also march, walk, etc.) in a net1680 1631 B. Jonson Staple of Newes i. ii. 122 in Wks. II A broken [i.e. worn out at the elbow] sleeue keepes the arme backe..And thence wee say, that such a one playes at peepe-arme. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1631
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