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Definition of Armpits
1. armpit [n] - See also: armpit
Lexicographical Neighbors of Armpits
Literary usage of Armpits
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Antiquary by Edward Walford, John Charles Cox, George Latimer Apperson (1883)
"The roundels, or palettes, protecting the armpits were sometimes ornamented with
a boss, in whose centre was a small spike. ..."
2. The Lectures, Corrected and Improved, which Have Been Delivered for a Series by Samuel Stanhope Smith (1812)
"... the armpits, and other parts of the human body. Whatever be the nutriment of
the hair, it would scem, from the strong and offensive smell of the African ..."
3. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Cory Doctorow (2006)
"Davey dangled by his armpits in the implacable hands of one of the golems, face
contorted into unrecognizability. Alan stood and confronted him, ..."
4. A Practical Treatise on Fractures and Dislocations by Frank Hastings Hamilton (1875)
"... and the counter-extending-bands being secured around the chest under the
armpits, and also, if thought necessary, in the perineum of the sound side. ..."
5. History of Rome and the Roman People: From Its Origin to the Establishment by Victor Duruy (1884)
"... found a ford across the Loire ; the water rose to the soldiers' armpits, but
the cavalry stationed higher up stream broke the force of the current. ..."
6. The Science Record edited by Alfred Ely Beach (1876)
"... sufficient to enable him to jump into the water without sinking below his
armpits, while it affords protection from mechanical injury by wreck'or rock. ..."
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