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arm-chest

arm-chest noun: a portable chest for storing weapons or tools on a ship.

Noun

arm-chest (plural arm-chests)

  1. (historical) A portable chest for storing weapons or tools on a ship.
    • This Disappointment chagreen’d the Ship’s Company, who were very intent upon their Market; which was reported to be an Arm-Chest full of Gold, and kept with three Keys;1724, Daniel Defoe, chapter 11, in A General History of the Pyrates, London: T. Warner, page 265
    • […] as soon as he had taken charge of the deck, he saw Mr. Hayward, the mate of his watch, lie down on the arm-chest to take a nap;1831, John Barrow, chapter 3, in The Eventful History of the Mutiny and Piratical Seizure of H.M.S. Bounty,, London: John Murray, page 87

Forms of arm-chest

pluralarm-chests

Questions about arm-chest

What does arm-chest mean?
Arm-chest means a portable chest for storing weapons or tools on a ship.
What part of speech is arm-chest?
Arm-chest is a noun.
What is the plural of arm-chest?
The plural of arm-chest is arm-chests.

Words near arm-chest in the dictionary

  1. arm's length principles
  2. arm's lengths
  3. arm's reach
  4. arm-chair
  5. arm-chairs
  6. arm-chest
  7. arm-chests
  8. arm-in-arm
  9. arm-piece
  10. arm-twist
  11. arm-twisted

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