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1594 I. G. tr. G. di Grassi True Arte Def. sig. I 2 He must..recouer [It. cauar] his owne sworde nimbly, and then deliuer a thrust.

1685 J. S. Mil. Discipl. 27 Recover your Armes.

1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 102. ¶2 [The ladies] are exercised by the following Words of Command,..Ground your Fans Recover your Fans.

1797 Instr. & Regulations Cavalry (rev. ed.) App. 255 When the rear rank has passed the general 10 yards..officers recover their swords with the commanding officer.

1802 C. James New Mil. Dict. To Recover arms, a position of the firelock when the piece is held with the lock equal to the left shoulder, and the sling to the front.

1804 R. Heber Let. Oct. in Heber Lett. (1950) v. 153 They are not at all attentive at private muster this morning, and I..was obliged to make them recover six times before they did it properly.

1836 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers (1837) iv. 36 The dogs barked, the mob screamed, the troops recovered.

1859 F. A. Griffiths Artillerist's Man. (1862) 153 The..officers recover and carry their swords.

1861 H. Mayhew London Labour (new ed.) III. 157/2 ‘Recover ar-r-rms!’ and I put up my gun before me to resist with my bayonet any charge that may be made.

1874 T. Hardy Far from Madding Crowd I. xxviii. 308 The third item of consciousness was that of seeing the same sword, perfectly clean and free from blood held vertically in Troy's hand (in the position technically called ‘recover swords’).

1895 D. Belasco Heart of Maryland i. 192 The Men resume their former positions. The Guards recover arms.

1918 W. H. Wilbur Koehler Method Physical Drill vi. 86 From shoulder horizontal: to forward horizontal; keeping arms extended, rotate piece and cross arms; recover arms forward position.

1997 L. J. Herdegen Men stood like Iron xiv. 121 In that manner the little colonel gave the commands, ‘Halt!’ ‘About, face!’ ‘Shoulder arms!’ ‘Ready, aim, fire!’ ‘Recover arms!’