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shoulder arms
verb
Of a soldier at drill, to place a rifle on the right shoulder, with the forearm parallel to the ground and the hand holding the butt.
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"Shoulder Arms," "A Dog's Life," & "The Pilgrim".
Even fewer of the privileged and powerful shoulder arms.
Then came shoulder arms (that is, guns you can shoulder): muskets, rifles, and shotguns.
Thomas, in a dark suit, stood over his right shoulder, arms folded.
A National Historic Site now, it houses about ten thousand weapons, most of which are shoulder arms.
He does sometimes – he isn't afraid to shoulder arms – but it's also partially that he hasn't developed his game yet.
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The blast injured his shoulder, arm and neck.
He then hangs the whole business — shoulder, arm, hand — from the rafters.
At other times, she has endured shoulder, arm, toe, ankle and Achilles' tendon problems.
It may radiate to the shoulder, arm, neck, or jaw.
b Figure-of-eight bandage with shoulder arm pouch-posterior view.
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