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Webster 1913 Edition

Arming

Arm′ing

,
Noun.
1.
The act of furnishing with, or taking, arms.
The
arming
was now universal.
Macaulay.
2.
(Naut.)
A piece of tallow placed in a cavity at the lower end of a sounding lead, to bring up the sand, shells, etc., of the sea bottom.
Totten.
3.
pl.
(Naut.)
Red dress cloths formerly hung fore and aft outside of a ship’s upper works on holidays.
Arming press
(Bookbinding)
,
a press for stamping titles and designs on the covers of books.

Webster 1828 Edition

Arming

'ARMING

,
ppr.
Equipping with arms; providing with the means of defense or attack; also, preparing for resistance in a moral sense.

Definition 2024

arming

arming

English

Verb

arming

  1. present participle of arm

Noun

arming ‎(plural armings)

  1. (nautical) A piece of tallow or soap put in the cavity and over the bottom of a sounding lead to pick up samples of the bottom of the sea.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Totten to this entry?)
  2. The act of supplying with arms and ammunition in preparation of a conflict
    • Macaulay
      The arming was now universal.
  3. (nautical, chiefly in the plural) One of the red dress cloths formerly hung fore and aft outside of a ship's upper works on holidays.

References

  • FM 55-501 Marine Crewman’s Handbook

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