Wrist, n.

(rĭst), n. [A-S. wrist, allied to wræstan, to wrest, to twist; L. Ger. wrist, Dan. & Sw. wrist, Icel. & Ger. rist.] 1. (Anat.) The joint by which the hand is united to the arm, consisting of eight small bones, arranged in two rows; the carpus. He took me by the wrist, and held me hard. Shak. 2. (Mach.) A stud or pin; — sometimes so called.