armhole

English

/ˈɑɹmˌhoʊl/

noun

Definitions

(anatomy) A human armpit.
(anatomy) Similar structures in other animals.
(fashion) A hole for an arm in a piece of clothing.

Etymology

Compound from English arm (poor, the upper limb of the body, equip with a weapon) + English hole (miserable place, a hollow).

Origin

English

hole

Gloss

miserable place, a hollow

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

aftarm English
airhole English
antihole English
arm English
arm-twisting English
arm-wrestle English
armable English
armband English
armbar English
armbinder English
armbone English
armbrace English
armchair English
armed English
armest English
armeth English
armful English
armgaunt English
armguard English
armhook English
armlength English
armless English
armlet English
armlike English
armload English
armlock English
armlong English
armpiece English
armpit English
armrack English
armrest English
armring English
armscye English
armshield English
armstand English
armth English
armwear English
arrow-hole English
arsehole English
asshole English
beanhole English
blasthole English
blockhole English
blowhole English
bolt-hole English
bolthole English
bootyhole English
borehole English
bullethole English
bumhole English
bunghole English
butthole English
cakehole English
cathole English
chuckhole English
coal hole English
cockhole English
corehole English
cornhole English
counterarm English
crabhole English
crankarm English
craphole English
creephole English
crossarm English
cubbyhole English
cumhole English
cyberhole English
dearm English
denehole English
dickhole English
dihole English
doghole English
downhole English
dreamhole English
driphole English
dusthole English
earhole English
earthhole English
enarm English
eyehole English
farthole English
feedhole English
fingerhole English
firearm English
firehole English
foothole English
forearm English
foxhole English
fuckhole English
funkhole English
gully-hole English
hand-hole English
handhole English
hawsehole English
hole English
hole saw English
hole up English
holeable English
holeful English
holeless English
holelike English
holeproof English
holepunch English
holer English
holeshot English
holey English
holon English
interarm English
jaw-hole English
keyhole English
kneehole English
knothole English
knuckerhole English
lamphole English
leghole English
longarm English
lughole English
maintenance hole English
manhole English
microhole English
midarm English
minihole English
mousehole English
mudhole English
multiarm English
multihole English
nanohole English
nosehole English
oarhole English
outarm English
outhole English
overarm English
peehole English
peephole English
pesthole English
photohole English
piehole English
pigeonhole English
pinhole English
pisshole English
plughole English
poophole English
pophole English
porthole English
posthole English
pothole English
prearm English
pritchel hole English
pukehole English
pussyhole English
quasihole English
rathole English
rearm English
ringhole English
rockhole English
roothole English
roundarm English
rudderhole English
scumhole English
shakehole English
shithole English
shothole English
sidearm English
sighthole English
sinkhole English
sleazehole English
slimehole English
smokehole English
snowhole English
spouthole English
spyhole English
stakehole English
stinkhole English
stokehole English
strong-arm English
stumphole English
suckhole English
swingarm English
tailhole English
taphole English
thumbhole English
tonearm English
traphole English
unarm English
underarm English
underhole English
uphole English
venthole English
waterhole English
weephole English
wellhole English
woodhole English
wormhole English
yardarm English
Arm German
Onanie German
arm Middle English
hole Middle English
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