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▪ I. forearm, n.|ˈfɔərɑːm|
[f. fore- prefix + arm n.]
The part of the arm between the elbow and the wrist; sometimes the whole arm below the elbow. Also, the corresponding part in the forelegs of quadrupeds, or in the wings of birds.
1741Monro Anat. Bones (ed. 3) 251 The fore-arm consists of two long Bones, the Ulna and Radius. 1758J. S. Le Dran's Observ. Surg. (1771) 156 The Swelling upon the..Fore-Arm increased. 1835–6Todd Cycl. Anat. I. 294/2 Birds in general possess two flexors..of the fore-arm. 1843A. Bethune Sc. Fireside Stor. 128 In such a manner as to leave the whole of the fore-arm bare. 1856Kane Arct. Expl. I. xxix. 388 She tore down by single efforts of her forearms the barrels of frozen beef. 1880Haughton Phys. Geog. vi. 283 The bones of the forearm and leg.
▪ II. forearm, v.|fɔərˈɑːm|
[f. fore- prefix + arm v.]
trans. To arm beforehand; lit. and fig.
1592Greene Disc. Coosnage ii. 1 Forewarned, forearmed. 1682Dryden Medal 68 Who helps a pow'rful Friend, fore⁓arms a Foe. 1768–74Tucker Lt. Nat. (1852) II. 429 Knowing that forewarned is forearmed. 1862Goulburn Pers. Relig. iii. iv. (1873) 190 We are forearmed against surprises. |