Chinaman (term) is almost entirely absent from British English, and has been since before 1965. However, "chinaman" (not capitalized) is still used in an alternative sense to describe a left-arm unorthodox spin bowler in cricket. Most British dictionaries see the term "Chinaman" as old-fashioned, and this view is backed up by data from the British National Corpus. According to "Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage", in American English "Chinaman" is most often used in a "knowing" way, either satirically or to evoke the word's historical connotations. It acknowledges, however, that there is still some usage that is completely innocent. In addition, Herbst notes
Wrist wrist. The hand may be deviated at the wrist in some conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis. Ossification of the bones around the wrist is one indicator used in taking a bone age. The term 'wrist fracture' may be used to refer to fractures of the distal radius. The English word "wrist" is etymologically derived from the ancient German word "wristiz" from which are derived modern German "" ("instep", "wrist") and modern Swedish "vrist" ("instep", "ankle"). The base "writh-" and its variants are associated with Old English words "wreath", "wrest", and "writhe". The "wr-" sound of this base seems originally to