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arm⋅pit

  [ahrm-pit]
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–noun
the hollow under the arm at the shoulder; axilla.
Origin:
1300–50; ME; see arm 1 , pit 1
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arm·pit   (ärm'pĭt')   
n.  

  1. The hollow under the upper part of the arm at the shoulder.

  2. Slang The most miserable or undesirable place in a particular area.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Slang Dictionary
armpit

  1. n.
    any undesirable place. (A nickname for an undesirable town or city.) : The town should be called the armpit of the nation.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: arm·pit
Pronunciation: 'ärm-"pit
Function: noun
: the hollow beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder : AXILLA
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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armpit arm·pit (ärm'pĭt')
n.
The hollow under the upper part of the arm below the shoulder joint, bounded by the pectoralis major, the latissimus dorsi, the anterior serratus muscles, and the humerus, and containing the axillary artery and vein, the infraclavicular part of the brachial plexus, lymph nodes and vessels, and areolar tissue. Also called axilla, axillary fossa.

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