ˈunderarm, n.
[f. under-arm a.]
The area under the arm; the armpit.
| 1933 Southwestern Reporter CCCXXXI. 427/1 An extensive scar remained upon her right breast, underarm and back. 1949 Southern Reporter XL. 206/2 The witness placed two or three crystals of potassium permanganate on a cotton pad and strapped it to his underarm with adhesive tape. 1966 in G. N. Leech Eng. in Advertising xv. 138 Veet ‘O’ leaves skin satin-soft, makes underarms immaculate, arms and legs fuzz-free. 1981 M. Angelou Heart of Woman viii. 111, I had to get away from the man's electricity... My underarms tingled and my stomach contents fell to my groin. |