Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The amount that an arm or arms can hold.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun As much as the arms can hold; what one holds in one's arms or embrace.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun As much as the arm can hold.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
amount an arm or arms can hold.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the quantity that can be contained in the arms
Etymologies
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Examples
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He worked methodically, even collecting an armful of the larger branches to be used later when the fire gathered strength.
To Build A Fire 2010
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"If only we had more stuff," Drexel groaned to his sister, as he threw down a meager, hard-gathered armful of the dry and brittle shrub, and as
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A bucket of water to be brought, an extra armful of wood to be chopped, the dishes to be washed and wiped, a search to be made through the outfit for some suddenly indispensable article, -- and these two effete scions of civilization discovered sprains or blisters requiring instant attention.
In a Far Country 2010
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I had the boys bring a big armful and I arranged them all myself.
CHAPTER XXIV 2010
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"It was good of you," spoke the armful, "to send Mr. Devereaux with fresh dogs after me, else I would not have been in till to - morrow."
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And a pretty armful it was, nestling against him wearily, but happy.
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Not until the bed was spread, the fire built, and a pot of beans boiling did Billy throw down the last armful of wood and begin.
CHAPTER IV 2010
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He worked methodically, even collecting an armful of the larger branches to be used later when the fire gathered strength.
To Build a Fire 2010
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If Sit-cum-to-ha had only remembered her grandfather, and gathered a larger armful, his hours would have been longer.
THE LAW OF LIFE 2010
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He gathered an armful of dry wood, and with a few stones made a place for his fire.
All Gold Cañon 2010
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