The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Arming \Arm"ing\, n.
   1. The act of furnishing with, or taking, arms.
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            The arming was now universal.         --Macaulay.
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   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.
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   3. pl. (Naut.) Red dress cloths formerly hung fore and aft
      outside of a ship's upper works on holidays.
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   Arming press (Bookbinding), a press for stamping titles and
      designs on the covers of books.
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