Arm"ing (?), n. 1. The
act of furnishing with, or taking, arms.
The arming was now universal.
Macaulay.
2. (Naut.) 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.) 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.