Meanings
adjectivetri-armed (not comparable)
- alternativenot comparableAlternative form of triarmed.
All things in readiness, Yoky's valet, a tri-armed dwarf, treated us to a glorious start, by giving each canoe a vigorous triple-push, crying "awa with ye, monsters!"
1849, Herman Melville, Mardi: and A Voyage Thither
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tri-armed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tri-armed
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“tri-armed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tri-armed. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tri-armed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tri-armed.
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