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arming the lead

arming the lead is the present participle and gerund of arm the lead.

Meaning of arm the lead

Verb

arm the lead (third-person singular simple present arms the lead, present participle arming the lead, simple past and past participle armed the lead)

  1. (obsolete) To fill the hollow in the bottom of a sounding lead with tallow in order to discover the nature of the bottom by the substances adhering.

Questions about arming the lead

What is arming the lead the present participle and gerund of?
Arming the lead is the present participle and gerund of arm the lead.

Words near arming the lead in the dictionary

  1. arming
  2. arming press
  3. arming presses
  4. arming sword
  5. arming swords
  6. arming the lead
  7. arming to the teeth
  8. arming up
  9. armings
  10. Arminian
  11. Arminianism

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