arming

/ (ˈɑːmɪŋ) /


noun
  1. the act of taking arms or providing with arms

  2. nautical a greasy substance, such as tallow, packed into the recess at the bottom of a sounding lead to pick up samples of sand, gravel, etc, from the bottom

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