stack of arms

Stack \Stack\ (st[a^]k), n. [Icel. stakkr; akin to Sw. stack,
   Dan. stak. Cf. {Stake}.]
   1. A large and to some degree orderly pile of hay, grain,
      straw, or the like, usually of a nearly conical form, but
      sometimes rectangular or oblong, contracted at the top to
      a point or ridge, and sometimes covered with thatch.
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            But corn was housed, and beans were in the stack.
                                                  --Cowper.
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   2. Hence: An orderly pile of any type of object, indefinite
      in quantity; -- used especially of piles of wood. A stack
      is usually more orderly than a {pile}
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            Against every pillar was a stack of billets above a
            man's height.                         --Bacon.
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   3. Specifically: A pile of wood containing 108 cubic feet.
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   4. Hence: A large quantity; as, a stack of cash. [Informal]
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   5. (Arch.)
      (a) A number of flues embodied in one structure, rising
          above the roof. Hence:
      (b) Any single insulated and prominent structure, or
          upright pipe, which affords a conduit for smoke; as,
          the brick smokestack of a factory; the smokestack of a
          steam vessel.
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   6. (Computer programming)
      (a) A section of memory in a computer used for temporary
          storage of data, in which the last datum stored is the
          first retrieved.
      (b) A data structure within random-access memory used to
          simulate a hardware stack; as, a push-down stack.
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   7. pl. The section of a library containing shelves which hold
      books less frequently requested.
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   {Stack of arms} (Mil.), a number of muskets or rifles set up
      together, with the bayonets crossing one another, forming
      a sort of conical self-supporting pile.

   {to blow one's stacks} to become very angry and lose one's
      self-control, and especially to display one's fury by
      shouting.
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