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armfloat

noun

Etymology

From arm + float.

  1. derived from *plewd-✻
  2. inherited from *flutōną✻ — “to float”
  3. inherited from *flotōn✻
  4. inherited from flotian — “to float”
  5. inherited from floten
  6. compounded as armfloat — “arm + float”

Definitions

  1. Synonym of armband (“one of a pair of inflatable plastic bands, normally worn on the…

    Synonym of armband (“one of a pair of inflatable plastic bands, normally worn on the upper arms, to help the wearer (often a child) float in water and learn to swim”).

    • At that moment I realised just how alike Dad and BRAD were, and an image splashed into my mind of the two of them, armfloats strapped to their arms and goggles on their foreheads, […]

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA