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tartanwiz | 08:37 Mon 24th May 2004 | Phrases & Sayings
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Why do many pubs have the word 'arms' in their name, eg. The King's Arms, The Macclesfield Arms', etc?
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Click http://www.carolyn.topmum.net/tutbury/pubnames/pub
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for a helpful website. Basically, the idea was that the original inn was under the protection of a particular noble family or referred to the original landowner. 'Arms' here, of course, refers to the appropriate 'coat of arms'.
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Thank you as ever, Quizzy. Yes, it seems obvious when I think about it really.
Years ago, there used to be a bar in Glasgow called the "Muscular Arms".
The Man At Arms. another pub
Blacksmiths Forearms
Up where i stay theres a pub called the Gairdners Airms lol but that Glasgow for you, (thats slang for Gardners Arms by the way) :p
The Man At Arms. if u r a he-man fan and a bit on the purple side. I quite like the current series but i really like t'la. I think she's gorgeos

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