"manual exercise" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: manual exercises [plural]
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  1. (military, historical) The military exercise by which soldiers are taught the use of their muskets and other arms. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-manual_exercise-en-noun-rpQVLK9i Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Topics: government, military, politics, war
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: manual exercise.
    Sense id: en-manual_exercise-en-noun-rQs97fe4 Categories (other): &lit not valid pagename

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