wrist Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
    carpus; radiocarpal joint; wrist joint; articulatio radiocarpea.

WordNet

Wrist noun
Etymology
OE. wriste, wrist, AS. wrist; akin to OFries. wriust, LG. wrist, G. rist wrist, instep, Icel. rist instep, Dan. & Sw. vrist, and perhaps to E. writhe.
Definitions
  1. (Anat.) The joint, or the region of the joint, between the hand and the arm; the carpus. See Carpus.
    He took me by the wrist, and held me hard. Shak.
  2. (Mach.) A stud or pin which forms a journal; -- also called wrist pin.

Webster 1913