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Arming
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) A piece of tallow placed in a cavity at the lower end of a sounding lead, to bring up the sand, shells, etc., of the sea bottom.
(2):
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Arm
(3):
(n.) Red dress cloths formerly hung fore and aft outside of a ship's upper works on holidays.
(4):
(n.) The act of furnishing with, or taking, arms.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Arming'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/arming.html. 1828.