ARMING

arming

Noun

  1. A piece of tallow or soap put in the cavity and over the bottom of a sounding lead to pick up samples of the bottom of the sea.
  2. The act of supplying with arms and ammunition in preparation of a conflict
  3. One of the red dress cloths formerly hung fore and aft outside of a ship's upper works on holidays.

Verb



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