He uses no soap, and has a most uncouth-looking razor, yet he shaves the heads, beards, moustaches, and armpits of his customers with great deftness.

The lower classes of natives shave the hair of the head and of the armpits for the sake of cleanliness and for other obvious reasons.

At a deep branch of the stream the three rearmost came in sight of Jack, up to his armpits in water and pushing for the shore.

I likewise felt several slender ligatures across my body, from my armpits to my thighs.