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Carry arms

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(Mil. Drill) a command of the Manual of Arms directing the soldier to hold his piece in the right hand, the barrel resting against the hollow of the shoulder in a nearly perpendicular position. In this position the soldier is said to stand, and the musket to be held, at carry.

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Sing you, if you desire to hear one,' replied the other, shaking him roughly off; 'and don't touch me if you're a prudent man; I carry arms which go off easily--they have done so, before now--and make it dangerous for strangers who don't know the trick of them, to lay hands upon me.
Barnaby Rudge - A Tale Of The Riots Of 'Eighty by Dickens, Charles View in context
For it was not lawful before for the high priest either to carry arms or to ride upon any but a mare.
English Literature For Boys And Girls by Marshall, H.E. View in context
But people of our condition are not allowed to carry arms.
A Connecticut Yankee by Twain, Mark View in context
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