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port arms

noun
  1. a position in military drill in which one's rifle is held diagonally in front of the body, with the muzzle pointing upward to the left.
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Origin of port arms

First recorded in 1795–1805
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  • A while Case stood with the Winchester at the port-arms; then he gave a little laugh to himself, and stepped round the ferns.

    Island Nights' Entertainments

    Robert Louis Stevenson

  • A while Case stood with the Winchester at the port-arms; then he gave a little laugh to himself and stepped round the ferns.