<div class="section1"><div class="Normal">The term originated in Port Royal Jamaica in the 1600s when pirates were constantly looking for ships to loot and their guns were very primitive. As a result, pirates could shoot only once before a long reloading process. Consequently, they needed to carry a gun in each hand, and also perhaps in each pocket. For extra power, they would also hold a knife between their teeth. So to be ''armed to the teeth'' means to carry the maximum number of weapons possible.<br /><br /><span style="" font-weight:="" bold;''="">â€” Sahil Aggarwal, Jalandhar</span></div> </div>