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glass arms

glass arms is the plural of glass arm.

Meaning of glass arm

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

Questions about glass arms

What is glass arms the plural of?
Glass arms is the plural of glass arm.

Words near glass arms in the dictionary

  1. Glaspers
  2. glasphalt
  3. Glaspie
  4. glass
  5. glass arm
  6. glass arms
  7. glass blowing
  8. glass blue-eye
  9. glass blue-eyes
  10. glass bone disease
  11. glass bottle

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