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2 definitions found From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: armoury n 1: a collection of resources; "he dipped into his intellectual armoryto find an answer" [syn: {armory}, {inventory}] 2: all the weapons and equipment that a country has [syn: {arsenal}, {armory}] 3: a military structure where arms and ammunition and other military equipment are stored and training is given in the use of arms [syn: {arsenal}, {armory}] 4: a place where arms are manufactured [syn: {armory}, {arsenal}] From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Armoury the place in which armour was deposited when not used (Neh. 3:19; Jer. 50:25). At first each man of the Hebrews had his own arms, because all went to war. There were no arsenals or magazines for arms till the time of David, who had a large collection of arms, which he consecrated to the Lord in his tabernacle (1 Sa,. 21:9; 2 Sam. 8:7-12; 1 Chr. 26:26, 27).
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