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sidearm

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) sidearm (noun)
  2. 2) sidearm (adjective)

1side·arm

noun \ˈsīd-ˌärm\

Definition of SIDEARM

: a weapon (as a sword, revolver, or bayonet) worn at the side or in the belt
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First Known Use of SIDEARM

1689

Other Weapons and Explosives Terms

automatic, carbine, cudgel, muzzle, rapier

Rhymes with SIDEARM

alarm, disarm, dry farm, fat farm, firearm, fish farm, forearm, gisarme, poor farm, rearm, stiff-arm, straight-arm, strong-arm, tonearm, tree farm, truck farm, unarm, wind farm, work farm, yardarm

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