{Concealed weapons} (Law), dangerous weapons so carried on the person as to be knowingly or willfully concealed from sight, -- a practice forbidden by statute. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Concealed weapons — Weapon Weap on (w[e^]p [u^]n; 277), n. [OE. wepen, AS. w[=ae]pen; akin to OS. w[=a]pan, OFries. w[=e]pin, w[=e]pen, D. wapen, G. waffe, OHG. waffan, w[=a]fan, Icel. v[=a]pn, Dan. vaaben, Sw. vapen, Goth. w[=e]pna, pl.; of uncertain origin. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Concealed — Con*cealed , a. Hidden; kept from sight; secreted. {Con*ceal ed*ly}, adv. {Con*ceal ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] {Concealed weapons} (Law), dangerous weapons so carried on the person as to be knowingly or willfully concealed from sight, a practice … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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