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Meaning of 'Arming' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Arming [ n.]
- The act of furnishing with, or taking, arms.
- 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.
- Red dress cloths formerly hung fore and aft outside of a ship's upper works on holidays.
2 . Arming [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Arm

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