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un⋅der⋅arm

[uhn-der-ahrm]
–adjective
1. of, situated, or for use under the arm or in the armpit: an underarm deodorant.
2. underhand: an underarm pitch in softball.
–noun
3. armpit.
–adverb
4. underhand.

Origin:
1810–20; under- + arm 1
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underarm 
1816, "underhand" (in ref. to a style of throwing), from under + arm. First attested 1908 in dressmaking sense of "seams on the lower half of the arm-hole;" as a euphemism for armpit, it is attested from 1930s, popularized by advertisers.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: un·der·arm
Pronunciation: '&n-d&r-"ärm
Function: noun
: ARMPIT
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

underarm un·der·arm (ŭn'dər-ärm')
adj.
Located, placed, or used under the arm. n.
The armpit.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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