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Definition of Shoulder arms
1. Verb. (intransitive military) Of a soldier at drill, to place a rifle on the right shoulder, with the forearm parallel to the ground and the hand holding the butt. ¹
2. Verb. (intransitive cricket) To deliberately lift the bat out of the path of the ball when it is judged to be missing the wicket. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com