Meanings
Origin
Traditionally, such puddings were sometimes steamed and served in an old shirt sleeve.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
dead man's arm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dead%20man's%20arm
MLA
“dead man's arm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dead%20man's%20arm. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dead man's arm,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dead%20man's%20arm.
Source: dead man's arm on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.