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glass arm

glass arm noun: a stiff arm resulting from a long session of amateur radio CW operation.

Noun

glass arm (plural glass arms)

  1. (slang) A stiff arm resulting from a long session of amateur radio CW operation.
    • If he were to use his fingers instead of his wrist, he would soon have telegrapher's paralysis or a “glass arm," in the lingo of the radio cabin.1926, Radio Broadcast, volume 9, page 57

Forms of glass arm

pluralglass arms

Questions about glass arm

What does glass arm mean?
Glass arm means a stiff arm resulting from a long session of amateur radio CW operation.
What part of speech is glass arm?
Glass arm is a noun.
What is the plural of glass arm?
The plural of glass arm is glass arms.

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