arm-clutcher:

A sweetheart ; a boy- or girlfriend . Arm-clutchers , a pair of lovers, based on the image of a couple walking arm in arm . This expression is rarely heard today.
See Also: arm, arm of love, arm-clutcher, arm-in-armer, armstrong heaters, chalky farm, depilation, false alarm, short arm, small arm, soupbone

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