What is to carry, as a firearm, with the breech near the ground and the upper part inclined forward, the piece being held by the right hand near the middle called?
trail — (Mil.) To carry, as a firearm, with the breech near the ground and the upper part inclined forward, the piece being held by the right hand near the middle. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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