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armguard

armguard noun: a protective cover for the arm.

Noun

armguard (plural armguards)

  1. A protective cover for the arm.
    • Off comes the bright red jacket with built-in armguards.2009 July 18, Susan Dominus, “Vroom! Off on a Tour of Brooklyn to Help the Ill”, in New York Times

Forms of armguard

pluralarmguards

Origin of armguard

From arm + guard.

Questions about armguard

What does armguard mean?
Armguard means a protective cover for the arm.
What part of speech is armguard?
Armguard is a noun.
What is the plural of armguard?
The plural of armguard is armguards.

Words near armguard in the dictionary

  1. armful
  2. armfull
  3. armfulls
  4. armfuls
  5. armgaunt
  6. armguard
  7. armguards
  8. armhole
  9. armholes
  10. armhook
  11. armhooks

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