armincrook (notcomparable)

1. (UK,dialectal,dated, of two people) With arms linked together.

   Synonym:arm in arm

   • 1849,Anne Beale,Traits and Stories of the Welsh Peasantry, London: George Routledge, No. 5, p. 104,^[1]

     We were determined not to let go of one another this time, so we went on,arm in crook again;

   • 1872,[Thomas Hardy], chapter I, inUnder the Greenwood Tree: A Rural Painting of the Dutch School, volume II, London: Tinsley Brothers,→OCLC, part V,pages198–199:

     ‘The proper way is for the bridesmaids to walk together,’ suggested Fancy.
     ‘What? ’Twas always young man and young woman,arm in crook, in my time!’ said Geoffrey, astounded.

   • 2015, Gavin McCrea,Mrs Engels‎^[2], Melbourne: Scribe, page28:

     Once outside the gate, Frederick and Karl stride ahead,arm in crook, their heads tilted close so as not to drop anything important between them.