ARMPIT


Meaning of ARMPIT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈärm-ˌpit ]

noun

Date: 14th century

1. : the hollow beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder

2. : the least desirable place : pit

77th Street Station…was the armpit of detective duty — Joseph Wambaugh

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.