| 单词 | at the recover |
| 释义 | > as lemmasat (also on, to) the recover a. Military. One of a sequence of positions in which a firearm is held during a manual exercise, with the lock at shoulder height and the sling facing out, used esp. after aiming (or firing); also in similar use with reference to saluting with a sword. Frequently with the and in at (also on, to) the recover. Cf. recover v.1 12c. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > drill or training > [noun] > weapon-training > manual exercise > position of weapon > specific chargea1616 recover1692 secure1766 present1777 port arms1795 carry1802 salute1833 trail1833 ready1837 order1847 parade rest1862 slope1868 port1918 1692 J. Moxon Epitome Whole Art of War i. 9 Shut your Pan with your two first Fingers, and casting back your Primer, bring your Musquet to the Recover, as there directed, keeping your Thumb on the top of the Steel. 1773 R. Lambart New Syst. Mil. Discipline iii. ii. 76 Bring up the Musket to the position of a Recover. 1799 Instr. & Regulations Cavalry (ed. 3) 355 The advanced line of skirmishers are to have their pistols or carbines at the recover. 1809 Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1837) IV. 446 Private O—— J—— having loaded his piece, had it on the recover, when he turned round and saw him. 1847 Infantry Man. (1854) 112 Bring the firelock to the recover. 1915 R. Kipling New Army ii. 10 The squads at bayonet-practice had their balance, drive, and recover already. 1939 Times 17 Mar. 13/3 The weapon [sc. a sword] is simply lifted from the ‘carry’ to the ‘recover’, and so held during the salute. 1995 M. Chappell Guards Divisions 1914–45 (1997) 59 Note the Sam Browne belt, and the sword held at the ‘recover’. < as lemmas |
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