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Shoulder arms

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Noun
  1. 1
    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.
  2. 2
    a military command in which one places a rifle in the side of the flank and gripped by either left or right hand. Commonwealth
Verb
  1. 1
    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
  2. 2
    Of a soldier at drill, to place a rifle in the side of the flank and gripped by either left or right hand. Commonwealth, intransitive
  3. 3
    To deliberately lift the bat out of the path of the ball when it is judged to be missing the wicket. intransitive

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