order arms
noun
1
: a command to return the rifle to order arms from present arms or to drop the hand from a hand salute
2
: a position in the manual of arms in which the rifle is held vertically beside the right leg with the butt resting on the ground
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Other prescriptions are filled by the retailers’ mail-order arms or other mail-order pharmacies.
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Laura Stevens, WSJ, 26 Oct. 2017
Laura Stevens, WSJ, 26 Oct. 2017
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“Order arms.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/order%20arms. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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