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longarm

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English

Syllables
lon-garm
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A free-motion sewing machine with an extended arm and frame for holding large quilts.

noun

A long gun.

verb

To use a longarm machine in quilting.

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

name

A locality in the Tamworth council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Etymology

From long + arm.

Usage

Inflected Forms

longarms (plural) longarms (present, singular) longarming (participle, present) longarmed (participle, past) longarmed (past)

Questions

What does longarm mean?
A free-motion sewing machine with an extended arm and frame for holding large quilts.
Where does longarm come from?
From long + arm.

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