"Now, then, mister," said he, with his head cocked and his arms akimbo, "what are you driving at? Let's have it straight, now."

Girls take hold of the skirts; boys place the hands akimbo, bend forward from the waist, and bow.

Otherwise, it is likely that she may be accosted as "dear" or "Sally,"—invited to take "a drop o' tea," or otherwise chaffed by rough women standing akimbo at street doors.

The man was standing akimbo.