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Under-arm

Under-arm \Un"der-arm\, a. (Cricket)

  1. Done (as bowling) with the arm not raised above the elbow, that is, not swung far out from the body; underhand. Cf. Over-arm and Round-Arm.

  2. For use under the arms, specifically in the armpit; as, an underarm deodorant.

Usage examples of "under-arm".

They palpated every tube and removed the batteries from the electric shaver which Isabella used on her under-arm hair.