Arm Sweep

"Perhaps the quality will atone for the quantity," said Halicarnassus, scooping up at least half of his at one "arm-sweep." ❋ Various (N/A)

One only lingered, the black-browed Baron Brocas, who, making a gambade which brought him within arm-sweep of the serf, slashed him across the face with his riding-whip. ❋ Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 (1902)

Brocas, who, making a gambade which brought him within arm-sweep of the serf, slashed him across the face with his riding-whip. ❋ Arthur Conan Doyle (1894)

Many a morning, ere the eldest son of the house rose from his bed in the black dark to look to the sheep, before lighting his candle he brushed off from the coverlet a full arm-sweep of powdery snow. ❋ Unknown (1887)

Kit took the corner of the scanty coverlet and, with a well-accustomed arm-sweep, sent the whole swirl of snow over the end of his bed, getting across the side at the same time himself. ❋ Unknown (1887)

-- with a grandiloquent arm-sweep meant to include the construction camp in general and the ❋ Francis Lynde (1893)

Person 1: Dude, my [broom sweeping arm] is [aching] Person 2: What happened? Person 1: I played [squash] for 2 hours Person 2: ...wouldn't that make it your squash arm? ❋ Broom_Sweeper (2010)