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ˈside-arms
[side n.1]
1. Mil. Weapons worn at the side, such as sword, dagger, or bayonet.
1760Cautions & Advices to Officers of Army 21 No Man shall appear in the Streets without his Side-arms [etc.]. 1779A. St. Clair in Sparks Corr. Amer. Rev. (1853) II. 303 The garrison are prisoners of war, and the officers have liberty to wear their side-arms. 1821John Bull 7 Jan. 32/1 The soldiers drew their side-arms and wounded several persons severely. 1844Queen's Regul. & Ord. Army 158 The practice of wearing Side-Arms, when not on duty, being forbidden by General Order, is not to be resorted to except on special occasions. 1893F. C. Selous Trav. S.E. Africa 390 All armed with rifles and side arms.
2. Artillery. (See quot. 1879.)
1812Mesurier in Napier Penins. War App. (Rtldg.) II. 480 We have the guns posted with their proper side-arms and shot piles. 1879Man. Artill. Exerc. 179 ‘Side arms’ means sponge, rammer, wad hook, and shell-extractor. |