mould shotn.1
/ˈməʊld ʃɒt/, U.S. /ˈmoʊl(d) ˌʃɑt/ Shot which has been made in a mould.
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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > ammunition for firearms > [noun] > bullet or shot collectively > shot > small
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mould shot1675
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dust-shot1800
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1675 J. Worlidge Systema Agric. 241 I shall..here set down the true Process of making of it [sc. shot], of what size you please under Mould-shot.
1784 Pennsylvania Gaz. 10 Nov. 3/1 (advt.) Tin plates in boxes, iron wire; drop and mould shot; writing paper, and a variety of other articles.
1832 P. Hawker Diary (1893) II. 34 I..blew both barrels into them with mould shot.
1858 W. Greener Gunnery in 1858 14 With the largest drop shot, and also with mould shot.
1873 G. W. Howard Monumental City 106 Having all new and the most approved machinery for the manufacture of Drop and Mould Shot.
1934 G. Burrard Identification of Firearms & Forensic Ballistics ii. 41 The very largest sizes of shot, commonly called ‘Buck Shot’, are made by moulding and are consequently termed ‘Mould Shot’.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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