arm in crook
English
Adverb
arm in crook (not comparable)
- (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,
- We were determined not to let go of one another this time, so we went on, arm in crook again;
- 1872, Thomas Hardy, Under the Greenwood Tree, London: Tinsley Brothers, Volume 2, Part 5, Chapter 1, pp. 198-199,
- ‘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, Melbourne: Scribe, p. 28,
- 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.