Arm'gäunt, a.

a. [From arm and gaunt, q. v.] Worn by military service. “An armgaunt steed.” Shak.

☞ This word is peculiar to Shakespeare. Some have supposed the meaning to be lean with poverty; some lean-shouldered; others, slender as one's arm. It has also been regarded as a misprint for arm-girt, or for arrogant.