glass arm

English

Noun

glass arm (plural glass arms)

  1. (slang) A stiff arm resulting from a long session of CB radio operation.
    • 1926, Radio Broadcast, volume 9, page 57:
      If he were to use his fingers instead of his wrist, he would soon have telegrapher's paralysis or a “glass arm," in the lingo of the radio cabin.

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