Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Weapons carried by the side or at the belt, in contradistinction to musket, lance, etc.: especially applied to the swords of officers, which they are sometimes allowed to retain in the case of a capitulation, when other arms are surrendered to the victor.
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Examples
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The kranks and the kooks are out there waiving signs and carrying side-arms to political meetings because yeah, maybe they don't have a life, or they're just that scared, but we need to hear from everyone, especially the sane and the sensible.
Brian Ross: Man on The Street: The Vote Wants You To Get Out for It on Health Care 2010
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Only two of Flashman's side-arms appear to have survived: his Khyber knife, bequeathed to Mr Paget Morrison, the custodian of his papers, and a Tranter revolver from Cartwright of Norwich, engraved with the owner's name, now in the possession of Mr Garry James of Los Angeles, California. [p. 303] 16.
Watershed 2010
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The kranks and the kooks are out there waiving signs and carrying side-arms to political meetings because yeah, maybe they don't have a life, or they're just that scared, but we need to hear from everyone, especially the sane and the sensible.
Man on The Street: The Vote Wants You To Get Out for It on Health Care 2010
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The kranks and the kooks are out there waiving signs and carrying side-arms to political meetings because yeah, maybe they don't have a life, or they're just that scared, but we need to hear from everyone, especially the sane and the sensible.
Brian Ross: Man on The Street: The Vote Wants You To Get Out for It on Health Care Brian Ross 2010
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The kranks and the kooks are out there waiving signs and carrying side-arms to political meetings because yeah, maybe they don't have a life, or they're just that scared, but we need to hear from everyone, especially the sane and the sensible.
Brian Ross: Man on The Street: The Vote Wants You To Get Out for It on Health Care 2009
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They say you could lose fingers or an entire hand; some trophy musky fishermen carry side-arms.
Fool’s Paradise John Gierach 2008
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They say you could lose fingers or an entire hand; some trophy musky fishermen carry side-arms.
Fool’s Paradise John Gierach 2008
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They say you could lose fingers or an entire hand; some trophy musky fishermen carry side-arms.
Fool’s Paradise John Gierach 2008
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They say you could lose fingers or an entire hand; some trophy musky fishermen carry side-arms.
Fool’s Paradise John Gierach 2008
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At the Hit High School cafetorium, the governor spoke to approximately 120 municipal officials, tribal leaders, Iraqi police officials and US Marines -- and between all of them, I counted 75 side-arms and 25 M-16s.
Sweet Home Iraq: In Anbar province, I met the governor... 2007
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