Thesaurus: arming

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1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Arm
2. n. The act of furnishing with, or taking, arms.
3. 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.
4. n. Red dress cloths formerly hung fore and aft outside of a ship's upper works on holidays.
5. n. the act of equipping with weapons in preparation for war
6. 1. The act of furnishing with, or taking, arms. The arming was now universal. Macaulay. 2. (Naut.) 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. Totten. 3. pl. (Naut.) Red dress cloths formerly hung fore and aft outside of a ship's upper works on holidays. Arming press (Bookbinding), a press for stamping titles and designs on the covers of books.
7. A piece of tallow placed in a cavity at the lower end of asounding lead, to bring up the sand, shells, etc., of the sea bottom.Totten.
8. n:100 n. the act of equiping with weapons in preparation for war