A protective covering or piece of armor worn on the arm to shield it from injury, especially in combat or sports.
Compound word from 'arm' (the limb) plus 'guard' (protection), combining Old English 'earm' with Old Norse 'garðr,' a straightforward descriptive term for protective equipment.
Archers wear armguards specifically to prevent the bowstring from slapping their inner forearm—a nasty injury that can cause severe bruising, and the guard is so effective that archers have used them for over a thousand years.
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