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armrack

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A frame, generally vertical, for holding small arms.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1803, General Standing Orders for Third, or Prince of Wales’s Dragoon Guards, Edinburgh: R. Allan, Instructions for the Guard, Article 16, pp. 162-163, The Carbines must be regularly place in the arm rack, according to each man’s number in the Guard.

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History

Etymology

From arm + rack.