Definition of One-armed

1. Adjective. Having one arm. "A one-armed veteran"

Similar to: Armed

Definition of One-armed

1. Adjective. Having only one arm. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of One-armed

one
one's
one's bark is worse than one's bite
one's blood runs cold
one's days are numbered
one's got to do what one's got to do
one's heart is in the right place
one's jig is up
one's marbles
one's self
one's socks off
one's word is law
one(a)
one-and-done
one-and-one
one-armed (current term)
one-armed bandit
one-armed router
one-banana problem
one-banana problems
one-billionth
one-carbon fragment
one-carbon group transferases
one-celled
one-child policy
one-day cricket
one-day international
one-day internationals
one-day match
one-day matches

Literary usage of One-armed

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1903)
"Deceased returned five minutes later, and, in getting back over defendant, said: "You trilling, one-armed scoundrel, if killing is what you want, ..."

2. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1916)
"¡1 Scl Am 114:624 Je 10 '16 Kitchen equipment for the one-armed soldier- cook, il bei Am 114:305 Mr 18 '16 New aids ю housework. EM Pellón. ..."

3. Bulletin by Federal Board for Vocational Education, United States (1917)
"Schools for One-Armed. It is recognized in Germany that the one-armed man has the greatest handicap, and special arrangements are made for his training. ..."

4. Darkness and Daylight; Or, Lights and Shadows of New York Life: A Woman's by Helen Campbell, Thomas Wallace Knox, Thomas Byrnes (1892)
"A one-armed NAVAL VETERAN WITH A PERFECT MODEL OF THE FLAGSHIP "HARTFORD," MADE WITH HIS LEFT HAND. There are old boatswains whose mouths seem always ..."

5. A Dictionary for Primary Schools by Noah Webster (1833)
"[shield Targ'-et-ed, a. armed with a Targ'-el, n. a smalt buckler o Targ-et-e"er, n. one armed with target. [a target Targ'-uju. n. a Chaldee para Tar'-it', ..."

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