left shoulder arms

noun

: a position in the manual of arms in which the butt of the rifle is held in the left hand with the barrel resting on the left shoulder

also : a command to assume this position

Word History

Etymology

from the command left shoulder arms!

First Known Use

circa 1918, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for left shoulder arms

• alarms
• disarms
• forearms
• gendarmes
• charms
• farms
• harms
• firearms