Did you know…?
…that ‘armed to the teeth’ is a pirate phrase which comes
from Port Royal Jamaica in the 1600's. Back then pirates only had single shot
black powder weapons and cutlasses so they would carry many of these weapons at
once to keep up the fight. In addition they carried a knife in their teeth for
maximum arms capability.
Today it means overly well equipped, prepared; or heavily armed.
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