/ rɪst; NAmE / noun
the joint between the hand and the arm :
She's broken her wrist.
He wore a copper bracelet on his wrist .
—picture at hand
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IDIOMS
see slap noun
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English , of Germanic origin, probably from the base of writhe .
WRIST
Meaning of WRIST in English
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005