angel-shotn.

Brit.

/ˈeɪn(d)ʒ(ə)lʃɒt/, U.S.

/ˈeɪndʒəlˌʃɑt/

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

Etymology: < angel n. + shot n.¹ So called with reference to the wing-like appearance of the segments on each side of the chain in its flight through the air.Compare French †ange (1641 in this sense; specific sense development of ange angel n.).

Now historical and rare.

Cannon shot consisting of pairs of cannonball halves joined together by a chain, which is fired as a single ball that splits apart during flight, formerly used in naval warfare to damage masts, rigging, etc. Also: a piece or round of shot of this kind. Cf. chain-shot n.

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

1730 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum Angel shot, Chain Shot, being a Cannon Bullet cut in two, and the Halves being joined together by a Chain.

1809 L. de Tousard Amer. Artillerist's Compan. II. xiv. 409 (note) The French express this kind of shot by the term ange, or angel shot.

1907 E. H. Blair et al. Philippine Islands, 1493–1898 XLVII. 104 (note) Possibly guns for firing chain-shots (also called ‘angel-shots’).

2005 C. J. Farley Kingston Starlight xv. 136 The Angel-shot tore through the air with a piercing screech.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	angel-shot
释义	angel-shotn. Brit. /ˈeɪn(d)ʒ(ə)lʃɒt/, U.S. /ˈeɪndʒəlˌʃɑt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: angel n., shot n.¹ Etymology: < angel n. + shot n.¹ So called with reference to the wing-like appearance of the segments on each side of the chain in its flight through the air.Compare French †ange (1641 in this sense; specific sense development of ange angel n.). Now historical and rare. Cannon shot consisting of pairs of cannonball halves joined together by a chain, which is fired as a single ball that splits apart during flight, formerly used in naval warfare to damage masts, rigging, etc. Also: a piece or round of shot of this kind. Cf. chain-shot n. 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 1730 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum Angel shot, Chain Shot, being a Cannon Bullet cut in two, and the Halves being joined together by a Chain. 1809 L. de Tousard Amer. Artillerist's Compan. II. xiv. 409 (note) The French express this kind of shot by the term ange, or angel shot. 1907 E. H. Blair et al. Philippine Islands, 1493–1898 XLVII. 104 (note) Possibly guns for firing chain-shots (also called ‘angel-shots’). 2005 C. J. Farley Kingston Starlight xv. 136 The Angel-shot tore through the air with a piercing screech. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1730
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