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right shoulder arms

noun

Definition of RIGHT SHOULDER ARMS

:  a position in the manual of arms in which the butt of the rifle is held in the right hand with the barrel resting on the right shoulder; also :  a command to assume this position
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First Known Use of RIGHT SHOULDER ARMS

1902

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