case shotn.

Brit.

/ˈkeɪs ʃɒt/, U.S.

/ˈkeɪ(s) ˌʃɑt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: case n.², shot n.¹

Etymology: < case n.² + shot n.¹

Military.

Originally: small projectiles massed together, typically with sawdust packing, in a canister for firing from a cannon as a single shot, the canister disintegrating in the air; (in later use) small artillery projectiles in a casing that disintegrates at or soon after firing; shrapnel; (also) the casing itself. Also called canister shot.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > ammunition for firearms > [noun] > bullet or shot collectively > shot > of large guns

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1599 J. Davis in S. Purchas Hakluytus Posthumus (1625) I. iii. 138 Ordnance..charged with Crosse-barres, Bullets, and Case-shot.

1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. xiv. 66 A case shot is any kinde of small Bullets, Nailes, old iron, or the like to put into the case to shoot out of the Ordnances.

1689 G. Walker True Acct. Siege London-Derry 33 Our Case-Shot from the Bastion and small Shot off the Walls second the Salliers Firing so effectually, that his Lordship was forc'd to quit his Post.

1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine at Shot Case-shot..is formed by putting a great quantity of musket-bullets into a cylindrical tin-box called a canister.

1812 Lieut. Boucher in H. N. S. Shrapnel Petition House of Lords (1868) 10 The French complained much of the ‘Shrapnel Case Shot’.

1878 Times 17 May 7/4 She..is to be provided with a complement of boats..boxes for shells, case shot, and ‘ready use’ service, arm stands, and signal boxes.

1971 D. Brown Bury my Heart at Wounded Knee vi. 131 The Little White Chief sighted one of his howitzers at a hill and exploded a spherical case shot upon it.

2005 B. Little Sea Rover's Pract. (2007) xiv. 137 Case shot fired from a six-pound field piece had an effective range of 250 yards.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	case shot
释义	case shotn. Brit. /ˈkeɪs ʃɒt/, U.S. /ˈkeɪ(s) ˌʃɑt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: case n.², shot n.¹ Etymology: < case n.² + shot n.¹ Military. Originally: small projectiles massed together, typically with sawdust packing, in a canister for firing from a cannon as a single shot, the canister disintegrating in the air; (in later use) small artillery projectiles in a casing that disintegrates at or soon after firing; shrapnel; (also) the casing itself. Also called canister shot. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > ammunition for firearms > [noun] > bullet or shot collectively > shot > of large guns fricasseec1575 murdering shot1583 chain-shota1586 crossbar1589 cross-bar shot1591 case shot1599 langrel1627 trundle-shot1627 partridge1635 chain-bullet1636 pelican1639 case1642 spike-shota1661 double-head1678 double-headed shot1678 partridge-shot1683 grape1687 burrel-shot1706 double1707 angel-shot1730 grapeshot1747 star shot1753 bar-shot1756 langrage1769 canister1801 stang-ball1802 chain1804 canister-shot1809 tier-shot1828 pot-leg1852 six-pounder1855 shunt shot1864 sand-shot1867 mitraille1868 1599 J. Davis in S. Purchas Hakluytus Posthumus (1625) I. iii. 138 Ordnance..charged with Crosse-barres, Bullets, and Case-shot. 1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. xiv. 66 A case shot is any kinde of small Bullets, Nailes, old iron, or the like to put into the case to shoot out of the Ordnances. 1689 G. Walker True Acct. Siege London-Derry 33 Our Case-Shot from the Bastion and small Shot off the Walls second the Salliers Firing so effectually, that his Lordship was forc'd to quit his Post. 1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine at Shot Case-shot..is formed by putting a great quantity of musket-bullets into a cylindrical tin-box called a canister. 1812 Lieut. Boucher in H. N. S. Shrapnel Petition House of Lords (1868) 10 The French complained much of the ‘Shrapnel Case Shot’. 1878 Times 17 May 7/4 She..is to be provided with a complement of boats..boxes for shells, case shot, and ‘ready use’ service, arm stands, and signal boxes. 1971 D. Brown Bury my Heart at Wounded Knee vi. 131 The Little White Chief sighted one of his howitzers at a hill and exploded a spherical case shot upon it. 2005 B. Little Sea Rover's Pract. (2007) xiv. 137 Case shot fired from a six-pound field piece had an effective range of 250 yards. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1599
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