Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shoulder arms

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.33 in modern English

Syllables
shoul-der arms
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a position or command in the manual of arms in which one places a rifle on the either left or right shoulder, with the forearm parallel to the ground and the hand holding the butt.

noun

a military command in which one places a rifle in the side of the flank and gripped by either left or right hand.

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.

Intransitive verb

verb

Of a soldier at drill, to place a rifle in the side of the flank and gripped by either left or right hand.

Intransitive verb

verb

To deliberately lift the bat out of the path of the ball when it is judged to be missing the wicket.

Intransitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

shoulders arms (present, singular) shouldering arms (participle, present) shouldered arms (participle, past) shouldered arms (past)

Frequently Paired Words

slope arms

Questions

What does shoulder arms mean?
a position or command in the manual of arms in which one places a rifle on the either left or right shoulder, with the forearm parallel to the ground and the hand holding the butt.

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