small armsn.

Brit.

/ˈsmɔːl ɑːmz/, U.S.

/ˈˌsmɔl ˈɑrmz/,

/ˈˌsmɑl ˈɑrmz/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: small adj., arms n., arm.

Etymology: In plural form < small adj. + arms n. (compare Branch I. at that entry). In singular form < small adj. + arm, singular of arms n. (compare sense 8 at that entry).

I. In plural form.

1. With plural agreement. Firearms capable of being carried in the hand, as contrasted with ordnance.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > small-arm > [noun] > collectively

small arms1674

S.A.1876

1674 H. Woodward Let. 31 Dec. in L. Cheves Shaftesbury Papers (2000) 459 They gave mee a vollew of fifty or sixty small arms.

1689 in Documentary Hist. Maine (Maine Hist. Soc.) (1897) 10 I have delivered to M^r Alden 31 Small arms being all I had left w^th me of the Countrys.

1710 London Gaz. No. 2702/2 Powder, small Ball, and small Arms.

1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson iii. viii. 379 Her topmen..made prodigious havock with their small arms.

1781 J. Madison & T. Bland Let. 8 May in T. Jefferson Papers (1952) V. 620 I Expect to be able to forward..two thousand Small Arms from Springfield exclusive of the Rampart Muskets.

1817 Parl. Deb. 1st Ser. 756 During the war no less than three millions of small arms had been manufactured there for the use of the Allies.

1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) III. 267/2 The fire of modern small-arms has become so infinitely more deadly.

1911 J. D. Ross Sixty Years I. i. 30 He went round his decks, saw..that all the small arms were reloaded.

1945 C. E. Balleisen Princ. Firearms i. 1 Firearms are divided by their caliber into artillery and small arms. The dividing line is not sharp, but generally 20 mm (0.79 in.) or 40 mm (1.58 in.).

2009 R. Dasgupta Solo 259 I've got small arms and chemical weapons.

II. In singular form.

2. A firearm which may be carried in the hand.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > small-arm > [noun]

handgun1411

piece1575

small arms1685

popper1751

shooting-iron1775

pelter1827

squib1839

shooter1840

shooting-stick1845

Betsy1856

smoke-wagon1891

rod1903

gat1904

belt gun1905

roscoe1914

smoke-stick1927

heat1928

heater1929

smoke-pole1929

John Roscoe1932

1685 B. Ringrose Bucaniers Amer. iv. 10 We heard..a small arm discharged, and after that a drum beating a Travailler.

1704 J. Burchett Justif. Naval-mem. 132 They all run away to their Fort, without firing a Small-Arm.

1758 E. Kimber Life Capt. Neville Frowde ii. 69 I stood to my Gun, like an old Warrior, and every now and then fired a small Arm that stood beside me.

1849 Rep. Comm. Mil. Affairs (U.S. Senate, 30th Congress 2nd Session) 18 I regard Colt's pistol as the most efficient weapon I have ever seen for cavalry, and as a small arm, or accessory means of defence for light artillery.

1881 W. W. Greener Gun & its Devel. 113 Owing to the introduction..of the Snider breech-loader, which prevented the general use of the Whitworth small-arm in military circles.

1934 Rotarian Feb. 13/1 The Sullivan Law made it a crime even to possess a small arm.

2011 D. Garcia Disarmament Diplomacy & Human Security iii. 108 Just about anybody can own a small arm.

Compounds

C1. General attributive.

a. With first element in singular form.

(a) Designed for or used with small arms, as small arm ammunition, small arm cartridge, etc.

ΚΠ

1771 R. Spry Let. 31 May in Barrington Papers (1937) (modernized text) I. 432 Their Lordships having directed two not less than six-oared Boats fitted with Small Arm Chests to be supplied to the Ship.

1783 Gentleman's Mag. Feb. 169/2 To complete the distress, about five minutes after, the whole of the small arm cartridges took fire.

1807 Ann. Reg., Hist. Europe 219/2 Small-arm ammunition.

1876 G. E. Voyle & G. de Saint-Clair-Stevenson Mil. Dict. (ed. 3) 390/2 Small-arm Cartridge.

1920 J. R. Driscoll Brighton Boys in Argonne Forest 38 The singing and striking of small arm bullets.

1942 Rotarian Aug. 13/1 A Rotarian who made envelope-folding machines is now building small-arm parts.

2003 S. E. Dana & V. J. M. Di Maio in Forensic Med. xii. 153/1 A unit of small arm ammunition (a round) consists of a cartridge case.., a primer, gunpowder, and a bullet.

(b) Using or provided with small-arms, as small arm man, small arm force, etc.

ΚΠ

1763 J. Withy in J. Entick Gen. Hist. Late War II. 112 What did us most damage in killing our men, was their small arm men in their tops.

1805 E. P. Let. in R. Polwhele Trad. & Recoll. (1826) II. 577 I acted both in the capacity of a commanding officer,..small-arm-man, and powder-boy.

1833 M. Scott Tom Cringle's Log II. iv. 160 Fire, small-arm-men, and take good aim.

1892 J. G. Brighton Adm. of Fleet 67 The Chesapeake had attached much importance to her small-arm force.

1908 Times 24 Dec. 9/2 He took command of the small-arm division.

1999 H. Tollefson Policing Islam i. 8 He..sent ashore all of the marines and the small-arm companies.

b. With first element in plural form, as small arms ammunition, small arms factory, small arms fire, small arms training.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > ammunition for firearms > [noun] > small-arms ammunition

small arms ammunition1761

S.A.A.1876

1761 Gentleman's & London Mag. July 330/2 Small arms ammunition.

1854 Morning Chron. 21 July 12/2 The small arms factory at Enfield.

1859 J. Bright Speeches 30 The Government small arms establishment at Enfield.

1885 Times 13 Aug. 10/1 A list of the exhibitors who have won the gold medal:..Royal Small Arms Factory, general excellence,..particularly as regards the quick-firer.

1899 M. Halstead Full Hist. War with Spain xxi. 485 Up to the height of the breast there is complete protection against small-arms fire.

1940 J. Colville Diary 9 Aug. in Fringes of Power (1985) 213 The only real worry was the acute shortage of small-arms ammunition.

a1985 P. White With the Jocks (2003) 112 Small-arms ammunition cracked off inside as we passed the fierce radiation of its heat.

1987 R. Hall Kisses of Enemy (1990) iv. lxxxv. 495 Might that shot be a prelude to a barrage of small-arms fire?

1994 Aircraft Illustr. Apr. 35/3 Catterick..can seldom be used because of intensive gunnery and small-arms training.

C2.

† small arm shot n. Obsolete the distance to which a small arm bullet can be fired.

ΚΠ

1704 J. Burchett Justif. Naval-mem. 133 This morning we mounted the aforemention'd Guns, within Small-Arm-shot of the Castle.

1775 C. Haskell Diary 13 Aug. (1881) 9/1 Some of our troops, as soon as they were in small arm shot of the shore fired briskly upon them.

Derivatives

ˈsmall-armed adj. provided with small-arms.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > arming or equipping with weapons > [adjective] > armed or provided with firearms > with small arms

small-armed1756

heeled1866

rodded1929

1756 Gen. Mag. Arts & Sci. Aug. 358/1 A terrible Shower both from her great Guns and Musketry..drove all my small armed Men from their Quarters.

1806 A. Duncan Life Nelson 50 Their force consisted of 80 marines, and 180 small-armed seamen.

1812 Examiner 31 Aug. 553/1 To disperse some small armed men collected on the shore.

1906 W. H. G. Kingston Peter the Whaler (new ed.) 138 The pirates,..on either point on shore, with small-armed men scattered in every direction around.

2007 N. Mostert Line upon Wind xv. 222 He had collected eighty marines, eighty pikemen and 180 small-armed seamen.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	small arms
释义	small armsn. Brit. /ˈsmɔːl ɑːmz/, U.S. /ˈˌsmɔl ˈɑrmz/, /ˈˌsmɑl ˈɑrmz/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: small adj., arms n., arm. Etymology: In plural form < small adj. + arms n. (compare Branch I. at that entry). In singular form < small adj. + arm, singular of arms n. (compare sense 8 at that entry). I. In plural form. 1. With plural agreement. Firearms capable of being carried in the hand, as contrasted with ordnance. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > small-arm > [noun] > collectively small arms1674 S.A.1876 1674 H. Woodward Let. 31 Dec. in L. Cheves Shaftesbury Papers (2000) 459 They gave mee a vollew of fifty or sixty small arms. 1689 in Documentary Hist. Maine (Maine Hist. Soc.) (1897) 10 I have delivered to M^r Alden 31 Small arms being all I had left w^th me of the Countrys. 1710 London Gaz. No. 2702/2 Powder, small Ball, and small Arms. 1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson iii. viii. 379 Her topmen..made prodigious havock with their small arms. 1781 J. Madison & T. Bland Let. 8 May in T. Jefferson Papers (1952) V. 620 I Expect to be able to forward..two thousand Small Arms from Springfield exclusive of the Rampart Muskets. 1817 Parl. Deb. 1st Ser. 756 During the war no less than three millions of small arms had been manufactured there for the use of the Allies. 1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) III. 267/2 The fire of modern small-arms has become so infinitely more deadly. 1911 J. D. Ross Sixty Years I. i. 30 He went round his decks, saw..that all the small arms were reloaded. 1945 C. E. Balleisen Princ. Firearms i. 1 Firearms are divided by their caliber into artillery and small arms. The dividing line is not sharp, but generally 20 mm (0.79 in.) or 40 mm (1.58 in.). 2009 R. Dasgupta Solo 259 I've got small arms and chemical weapons. II. In singular form. 2. A firearm which may be carried in the hand. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > small-arm > [noun] handgun1411 piece1575 small arms1685 popper1751 shooting-iron1775 pelter1827 squib1839 shooter1840 shooting-stick1845 Betsy1856 smoke-wagon1891 rod1903 gat1904 belt gun1905 roscoe1914 smoke-stick1927 heat1928 heater1929 smoke-pole1929 John Roscoe1932 1685 B. Ringrose Bucaniers Amer. iv. 10 We heard..a small arm discharged, and after that a drum beating a Travailler. 1704 J. Burchett Justif. Naval-mem. 132 They all run away to their Fort, without firing a Small-Arm. 1758 E. Kimber Life Capt. Neville Frowde ii. 69 I stood to my Gun, like an old Warrior, and every now and then fired a small Arm that stood beside me. 1849 Rep. Comm. Mil. Affairs (U.S. Senate, 30th Congress 2nd Session) 18 I regard Colt's pistol as the most efficient weapon I have ever seen for cavalry, and as a small arm, or accessory means of defence for light artillery. 1881 W. W. Greener Gun & its Devel. 113 Owing to the introduction..of the Snider breech-loader, which prevented the general use of the Whitworth small-arm in military circles. 1934 Rotarian Feb. 13/1 The Sullivan Law made it a crime even to possess a small arm. 2011 D. Garcia Disarmament Diplomacy & Human Security iii. 108 Just about anybody can own a small arm. Compounds C1. General attributive. a. With first element in singular form. (a) Designed for or used with small arms, as small arm ammunition, small arm cartridge, etc. ΚΠ 1771 R. Spry Let. 31 May in Barrington Papers (1937) (modernized text) I. 432 Their Lordships having directed two not less than six-oared Boats fitted with Small Arm Chests to be supplied to the Ship. 1783 Gentleman's Mag. Feb. 169/2 To complete the distress, about five minutes after, the whole of the small arm cartridges took fire. 1807 Ann. Reg., Hist. Europe 219/2 Small-arm ammunition. 1876 G. E. Voyle & G. de Saint-Clair-Stevenson Mil. Dict. (ed. 3) 390/2 Small-arm Cartridge. 1920 J. R. Driscoll Brighton Boys in Argonne Forest 38 The singing and striking of small arm bullets. 1942 Rotarian Aug. 13/1 A Rotarian who made envelope-folding machines is now building small-arm parts. 2003 S. E. Dana & V. J. M. Di Maio in Forensic Med. xii. 153/1 A unit of small arm ammunition (a round) consists of a cartridge case.., a primer, gunpowder, and a bullet. (b) Using or provided with small-arms, as small arm man, small arm force, etc. ΚΠ 1763 J. Withy in J. Entick Gen. Hist. Late War II. 112 What did us most damage in killing our men, was their small arm men in their tops. 1805 E. P. Let. in R. Polwhele Trad. & Recoll. (1826) II. 577 I acted both in the capacity of a commanding officer,..small-arm-man, and powder-boy. 1833 M. Scott Tom Cringle's Log II. iv. 160 Fire, small-arm-men, and take good aim. 1892 J. G. Brighton Adm. of Fleet 67 The Chesapeake had attached much importance to her small-arm force. 1908 Times 24 Dec. 9/2 He took command of the small-arm division. 1999 H. Tollefson Policing Islam i. 8 He..sent ashore all of the marines and the small-arm companies. b. With first element in plural form, as small arms ammunition, small arms factory, small arms fire, small arms training. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > ammunition for firearms > [noun] > small-arms ammunition small arms ammunition1761 S.A.A.1876 1761 Gentleman's & London Mag. July 330/2 Small arms ammunition. 1854 Morning Chron. 21 July 12/2 The small arms factory at Enfield. 1859 J. Bright Speeches 30 The Government small arms establishment at Enfield. 1885 Times 13 Aug. 10/1 A list of the exhibitors who have won the gold medal:..Royal Small Arms Factory, general excellence,..particularly as regards the quick-firer. 1899 M. Halstead Full Hist. War with Spain xxi. 485 Up to the height of the breast there is complete protection against small-arms fire. 1940 J. Colville Diary 9 Aug. in Fringes of Power (1985) 213 The only real worry was the acute shortage of small-arms ammunition. a1985 P. White With the Jocks (2003) 112 Small-arms ammunition cracked off inside as we passed the fierce radiation of its heat. 1987 R. Hall Kisses of Enemy (1990) iv. lxxxv. 495 Might that shot be a prelude to a barrage of small-arms fire? 1994 Aircraft Illustr. Apr. 35/3 Catterick..can seldom be used because of intensive gunnery and small-arms training. C2. † small arm shot n. Obsolete the distance to which a small arm bullet can be fired. ΚΠ 1704 J. Burchett Justif. Naval-mem. 133 This morning we mounted the aforemention'd Guns, within Small-Arm-shot of the Castle. 1775 C. Haskell Diary 13 Aug. (1881) 9/1 Some of our troops, as soon as they were in small arm shot of the shore fired briskly upon them. Derivatives ˈsmall-armed adj. provided with small-arms. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > arming or equipping with weapons > [adjective] > armed or provided with firearms > with small arms small-armed1756 heeled1866 rodded1929 1756 Gen. Mag. Arts & Sci. Aug. 358/1 A terrible Shower both from her great Guns and Musketry..drove all my small armed Men from their Quarters. 1806 A. Duncan Life Nelson 50 Their force consisted of 80 marines, and 180 small-armed seamen. 1812 Examiner 31 Aug. 553/1 To disperse some small armed men collected on the shore. 1906 W. H. G. Kingston Peter the Whaler (new ed.) 138 The pirates,..on either point on shore, with small-armed men scattered in every direction around. 2007 N. Mostert Line upon Wind xv. 222 He had collected eighty marines, eighty pikemen and 180 small-armed seamen. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1674
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