2. The dry bed of a small stream. [Western U. S.]

||Ar"schin (&?;), n. See Arshine.

Arse, n. [AS. ears; ærs; akin to OHG. ars. G. arsch, D. aars, Sw. ars, Dan. arts, Gr. &?; (cf. &?; tail).] The buttocks, or hind part of an animal; the posteriors; the fundament; the bottom.

Ar"se*nal, n. [Sp. & F. arsenal arsenal, dockyard, or It. arzanale, arsenale (cf. It. & darsena dock); all fr. Ar. dr&?;in'a house of industry or fabrication; dr house + &?;in art, industry.] A public establishment for the storage, or for the manufacture and storage, of arms and all military equipments, whether for land or naval service.

Ar"se*nate (&?;), n. (Chem.) A salt of arsenic acid.

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