Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

arm the lead

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.60 in modern English

Syllables
ar-m the lead
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To fill the hollow in the bottom of a sounding lead with tallow in order to discover the nature of the bottom by the substances adhering.

Obsolete

Usage

Inflected Forms

arms the lead (present, singular) arming the lead (participle, present) armed the lead (participle, past) armed the lead (past)

Questions

What does arm the lead mean?
To fill the hollow in the bottom of a sounding lead with tallow in order to discover the nature of the bottom by the substances adhering.

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