• Call-to-arms

    Full definition of call-to-arms

    Noun

    call-to-arms

    (plural calls-to-arms)
    1. Alternative form of en.
      • 6 July 1859, The Celebration at Franklin Mills, Elisha Burnet, the veteran of the already mentioned veterans, took part in the battles of Chippewa and Lundy’s Lane, but escaped uninjured. He belongs to the ‘Brimfield dubs,’ and during the exercises was called upon to exhibit the beating of the drum upon the call-to-arms, during which he seemed to be carried back to the Wars again, beating his drum with an energy truly remarkable for one of his age.
      • 14 August 1908, The Scaremongers, The latest shout of the alarmists who think it their duty to startle us on the subject of the “inevitable” war between Germany and Great Britain came from an unexpected quarter. We are accustomed to such calls-to-arms from those whose business it is to fight and to whom war is a fierce delight, and we can generally estimate them at their proper importance and give them correct weight. But when leading Socialists suddenly take up the cry and make themselves conspicuous by calling “Wolf” in louder tones than everyone else outside observers wonder what is really going on.
      • 14 November 2023, Beth Romero, Happy AF: Simple Strategies to Get Unstuck, Bounce Back, and Live Your Best Life Chapter Be a Weeble, Create an upbeat mix for your life’s soundtrack. Easier yet, tell w
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