underarm (ˈʌndərˌɑːm)

—*adj*
1.	(of a measurement) extending along the arm from wrist to armpit
2.	sport of or denoting a style of throwing, bowling, or serving in which the hand is swung below shoulder level
3.	below the arm

—*adv*
4.	in an underarm style

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

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