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Manual of arms   /mˈænjuəl əv ɑrmz/   Listen
Manual of arms

noun
1.
(military) a prescribed drill in handling a rifle.  Synonym: manual.





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"Manual of arms" Quotes from Famous Books



... original Bucktail regiment remaining. Slaughtered on the field, perishing in prison, disabled or paroled, they have lost both their prestige and their strength. I remarked among these worthies a partiality for fisticuffs, and a dislike for the manual of arms. They drilled badly, and were reported to be adepts at thieving ...
— Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, - and His Romaunt Abroad During the War • George Alfred Townsend
... did it. She gave him a pike, and put him through the manual of arms; and made him do the steps, too. His marching was incredibly awkward and slovenly, and so was his drill with the pike; but he didn't know it, and was wonderfully pleased with himself, and mightily excited and charmed with the ringing, crisp words of command. I am obliged to say ...
— Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc Volume 2 • Mark Twain


Words linked to "Manual of arms" :   manual, recitation, war machine, military, drill, order arms, armed services, exercise, armed forces, practice session, military machine, practice


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