Arming
Pronunciation : Arm"ing
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. The act of furnishing with, or taking, arms. The arming was now universal. Macaulay.
2. (Naut.)
Defn: A piece of tallow placed in a cavity at the lower end of a sounding lead, to bring up the sand, shells, etc., of the sea bottom. Totten.
3. pl. (Naut.)
Defn: Red dress cloths formerly hung fore and aft outside of a ship's upper works on holidays. Arming press (Bookbinding), a press for stamping titles and designs on the covers of books.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913