musket shotn.

Brit.

/ˈmʌskᵻt ʃɒt/, U.S.

/ˈməskət ˌʃɑt/

Forms: see musket n.² and shot n.¹

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

Etymology: < musket n.² + shot n.¹

Now chiefly historical.

1. A shot fired from a musket; the shot or ammunition used in muskets. Also: a musket ball.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > ammunition for firearms > [noun] > bullet or shell > bullet > collectively

musket shot?1586

great shot1593

lead1809

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > ammunition for firearms > [noun] > bullet or shell > bullet > types of bullet

pistol bullet?1591

musket bullet1598

musket ball1637

silver bullet1648

three-o(h)-three1683

pistol ball1689

musket shot1755

Biscayen1812

picket1848

rifle bolt1849

Minié ball1851

Minié1852

expanding bullet1859

navy bullet1873

two-two1895

dum-dum1897

Lee-Enfield bullet1899

rubber bullet1900

full-metal-jacket1913

round-nose1932

thirty-two1942

plastic bullet1945

baton round1968

?1586 A. Day Vpon Life & Death Sir P. Sidney sig. B^v Deepe intrenched lay his secret Foes, From out whereof a Musket shot arose.

1590 J. Smythe Certain Disc. Weapons 15 In giuing their volees of Mosquet shot but onlie twelue scores.

1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy i. ii. i. iii. 72 Such as shall endure a rapiers point, or musket shot and neu'r to be wounded.

1681 S. Colvil Mock Poem ii. 16 By Cannon, and by Musquet shot.

1740 C. Davies Life & Adventures i. 81 A Musquet Shot..came through the Sand Bags, split my under Lip..and knocked me down.

1755 G. Washington Let. in Writings (1889) I. 193 I have also impressed wagons and sent them..for flour, musket-shots, and flints.

1807 W. Allen in State Papers U.S. (1817) VI. 15 Three musket shot I saw fired towards him.

1884 D. Pae Eustace 143 The musket-shot flew like hail.

1961 N. Roy Black Albino 113 There were many things precious to the Maroons which these neatly made hammocks could buy—cast-off clothing,..perhaps lead for musket shot.

1992 A. Kurzweil Case of Curiosities viii. 57 The Abbé would move through the mansion like musketshot, with only slightly less scattered results.

2. The range of a musket, often used as a rough measure of distance.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > use or operation of small arms > [noun] > of musket > range of musket

musket shot1588

musket reach1646

musket range1834

1588 Narr. Def. Berghen 21 Sept. in Ancaster MSS. (Hist. MSS. Comm.) (1907) 205 The Enemy being this last night comen nearer to the Towne and entrenched within lesse then Musquiet Shote.

1590 J. White in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations (1600) III. 291 These 3 Pinnasses came very boldly vp vnto vs, and so continued vntill they came within musket shot of vs.

1614 State Papers Earl of Melrose (1837) I. 147 Newbigging, quhiche is within ane muscatt schott to the yairds.

1617 F. Moryson Itinerary i. 228 From hence a Musket shot, or little more, is another house, which [etc.].

1669 P. Staynred Compend. Fortification 2 in S. Sturmy Mariners Mag. 720 Foot, being within Musket-shot.

1703 M. Martin Descr. W. Islands Scotl. 26 About a Musket shot further North lies the biggest of the Islands called More.

1719 D. Defoe Farther Adventures Robinson Crusoe 114 Our Men came within two Musket-shot of them.

1745 N.Y. Weekly Post-Boy 5 Aug. 1/2 They were within Musket Shot of 'em, and being generally good Mark's Men, pick'd off the Enemy with their Small Arms from their Walls.

1844 Queen's Regulations & Orders Army 274 An unexpected obstacle within point-blank Musket-shot of the place attacked.

1864 G. O. Trevelyan Competition Wallah 77 When they approached within earshot, they were within musket-shot as well.

1926 P. W. Laidler Tavern of Ocean 14 One of the earliest Placaats or edicts of 1652 forbade any to roam more than a half-musket-shot away from the Fort.

a1956 C. Olson Coll. Poems (1987) 406 The best of us had spotted their leader within half a musket shot.

1995 Edmonton (Alberta) Jrnl. 7 June b1 The Hudson's Bay Company built its own fur-trading post..a musket shot away.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	musket shot
释义	musket shotn. Brit. /ˈmʌskᵻt ʃɒt/, U.S. /ˈməskət ˌʃɑt/ Forms: see musket n.² and shot n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: musket n.², shot n.¹ Etymology: < musket n.² + shot n.¹ Now chiefly historical. 1. A shot fired from a musket; the shot or ammunition used in muskets. Also: a musket ball. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > ammunition for firearms > [noun] > bullet or shell > bullet > collectively musket shot?1586 great shot1593 lead1809 society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > ammunition for firearms > [noun] > bullet or shell > bullet > types of bullet pistol bullet?1591 musket bullet1598 musket ball1637 silver bullet1648 three-o(h)-three1683 pistol ball1689 musket shot1755 Biscayen1812 picket1848 rifle bolt1849 Minié ball1851 Minié1852 expanding bullet1859 navy bullet1873 two-two1895 dum-dum1897 Lee-Enfield bullet1899 rubber bullet1900 full-metal-jacket1913 round-nose1932 thirty-two1942 plastic bullet1945 baton round1968 ?1586 A. Day Vpon Life & Death Sir P. Sidney sig. B^v Deepe intrenched lay his secret Foes, From out whereof a Musket shot arose. 1590 J. Smythe Certain Disc. Weapons 15 In giuing their volees of Mosquet shot but onlie twelue scores. 1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy i. ii. i. iii. 72 Such as shall endure a rapiers point, or musket shot and neu'r to be wounded. 1681 S. Colvil Mock Poem ii. 16 By Cannon, and by Musquet shot. 1740 C. Davies Life & Adventures i. 81 A Musquet Shot..came through the Sand Bags, split my under Lip..and knocked me down. 1755 G. Washington Let. in Writings (1889) I. 193 I have also impressed wagons and sent them..for flour, musket-shots, and flints. 1807 W. Allen in State Papers U.S. (1817) VI. 15 Three musket shot I saw fired towards him. 1884 D. Pae Eustace 143 The musket-shot flew like hail. 1961 N. Roy Black Albino 113 There were many things precious to the Maroons which these neatly made hammocks could buy—cast-off clothing,..perhaps lead for musket shot. 1992 A. Kurzweil Case of Curiosities viii. 57 The Abbé would move through the mansion like musketshot, with only slightly less scattered results. 2. The range of a musket, often used as a rough measure of distance. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > use or operation of small arms > [noun] > of musket > range of musket musket shot1588 musket reach1646 musket range1834 1588 Narr. Def. Berghen 21 Sept. in Ancaster MSS. (Hist. MSS. Comm.) (1907) 205 The Enemy being this last night comen nearer to the Towne and entrenched within lesse then Musquiet Shote. 1590 J. White in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations (1600) III. 291 These 3 Pinnasses came very boldly vp vnto vs, and so continued vntill they came within musket shot of vs. 1614 State Papers Earl of Melrose (1837) I. 147 Newbigging, quhiche is within ane muscatt schott to the yairds. 1617 F. Moryson Itinerary i. 228 From hence a Musket shot, or little more, is another house, which [etc.]. 1669 P. Staynred Compend. Fortification 2 in S. Sturmy Mariners Mag. 720 Foot, being within Musket-shot. 1703 M. Martin Descr. W. Islands Scotl. 26 About a Musket shot further North lies the biggest of the Islands called More. 1719 D. Defoe Farther Adventures Robinson Crusoe 114 Our Men came within two Musket-shot of them. 1745 N.Y. Weekly Post-Boy 5 Aug. 1/2 They were within Musket Shot of 'em, and being generally good Mark's Men, pick'd off the Enemy with their Small Arms from their Walls. 1844 Queen's Regulations & Orders Army 274 An unexpected obstacle within point-blank Musket-shot of the place attacked. 1864 G. O. Trevelyan Competition Wallah 77 When they approached within earshot, they were within musket-shot as well. 1926 P. W. Laidler Tavern of Ocean 14 One of the earliest Placaats or edicts of 1652 forbade any to roam more than a half-musket-shot away from the Fort. a1956 C. Olson Coll. Poems (1987) 406 The best of us had spotted their leader within half a musket shot. 1995 Edmonton (Alberta) Jrnl. 7 June b1 The Hudson's Bay Company built its own fur-trading post..a musket shot away. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?1586
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