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wrist

UK/ɹɪst/ US/ˈrɪst/ fairly common

noun

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Origin

From Middle English wrist, from Old English wrist, from Proto-West Germanic *wristu, from Proto-Germanic *wristuz (compare Old Frisian wrist, Low German Wrist, German Rist (“back of hand, instep, withers”), Swedish vrist), from Proto-Germanic *wrīþaną (“to twist, turn”). More at writhe.

Phrases

  • bridle wrist
  • limp of the wrist
  • one off the wrist
  • slap on the wrist
  • slap someone's wrist
  • wrist band
  • wrist banger
  • wrist drop

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