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Webster 1913 Edition


Forearm

Fore-arm′

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Verb.
T.
To arm or prepare for attack or resistance before the time of need.
South.

Fore′armˊ

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Noun.
(Anat.)
That part of the arm or fore limb between the elbow and wrist; the antibrachium.

Webster 1828 Edition


Forearm

FORE'ARM

,
Verb.
T.
To arm or prepare for attack or resistance before the time of need.

Definition 2024


forearm

forearm

English

Forearm

Noun

forearm (plural forearms)

  1. The part of the arm between the wrist and the elbow.
  2. (firearms) A section of the weapon between the receiver and the muzzle, used to hold the firearm steady.

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Verb

forearm (third-person singular simple present forearms, present participle forearming, simple past and past participle forearmed)

  1. To arm in preparation.

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