sidearm

noun
/ˈsaɪdˌɑɹm/US

Etymology

From side + arm.

  1. inherited from *h₂r̥mós
  2. inherited from *armaz
  3. inherited from *arm
  4. inherited from earm
  5. inherited from arm
  6. compounded as sidearm — “side + arm

Definitions

  1. A personal weapon, either a firearm (handgun type) or a cold weapon (such as a sword),…

    A personal weapon, either a firearm (handgun type) or a cold weapon (such as a sword), carried on the hip in a belt, sheath, holster, etc., for rapid access.

  2. To throw a ball with one's arm roughly parallel to the ground.

    • His interest, aside from slinging sinkers as a sidearming right-hander, was medicine.
  3. With one's arm roughly parallel to the ground.

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