(See quot. 1611.) Obsolete. rare.
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| 释义 | society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > ammunition for firearms > [noun] > bullet or shot collectively > shot > of large guns (37) fricasseec1575 (See quot. 1611.) Obsolete. rare. murdering shot1583 shot used in a murderer (murderer, n. 3). chain-shota1586 A kind of shot formed of two balls, or half-balls, connected by a chain, chiefly used in naval warfare to destroy masts, rigging, and sails; a shot… crossbar1589 = cross-bar shot n. at compounds 2. Obsolete. cross-bar shot1591 originally a ball with a bar projecting on each side of it; later, a projectile which expanded on leaving the gun into the form of a cross, with one… case shot1599 Originally: small projectiles massed together, typically with sawdust packing, in a canister for firing from a cannon as a single shot, the canister… langrel1627 = langrage, n. trundle-shot1627 a shot consisting of a bar of iron with sharpened ends and a ball of lead attached near each end so as to cause it to turn in its flight. partridge1635 Military. A kind of charge for cannons consisting of a number of missiles fired together, similar to langrage or case-shot. Obsolete. chain-bullet1636 = chain-shot, n. pelican1639 A type of cannon taking a six-pound shot; the shot from such a gun. Obsolete. case1642 Military. = case shot, n. spike-shota1661 cannon-shot having projecting spikes. double-head1678 Double-headed shot. double-headed shot1678 Having a double head or two heads, two-headed (literal and figurative). Of a train: running with two engines. Of an electric locomotive (see quot… partridge-shot1683 (a) = sense 5a; (b) shot suitable for shooting partridges. grape1687 Military. = grapeshot, n. Now only collective singular and apprehended as a shortened form; formerly also in plural. burrel-shot1706 See quot. double1707 Technical senses. Double-headed shot, consisting of two balls joined (cf. bar-shot n. at bar, n.1 compounds 2). angel-shot1730 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… grapeshot1747 Small cast iron balls, strongly connected together, so as to form a charge for cannon (see quots. 1769 1867). star shot1753 A type of shot (shot, n.1 14a), the pieces of which consist of (typically) four iron bars fastened at one end to a circular link. Also: a piece of… bar-shot1756 a double shot consisting of two half cannon-balls joined by an iron bar, used in sea-warfare to injure masts and rigging. langrage1769 Case-shot loaded with pieces of iron of irregular shape, formerly used in naval warfare to damage the rigging and sails of the enemy. canister1801 Short for canister-shot n. at compounds 2. stang-ball1802 a variety of bar-shot. chain1804 Military. Short for chain-shot, n. canister-shot1809 a kind of case-shot consisting of ‘a number of small iron balls‥packed in a cylindrical tin case fitting the bore of the gun from which it is to… tier-shot1828 see quot. 1867. pot-leg1852 In southern and western Africa: a piece of shot shaped like the leg of a cast iron cooking pot; (as a mass noun) shot made from small pieces of cast… six-pounder1855 A shot weighing six pounds. shunt shot1864 a method of rifling cannon so that the projectile undergoes a shunt or lateral change of position in the process of loading; so shunt (rifled) gun… sand-shot1867 (see quot. 1867). mitraille1868 Originally: shot fired from a cannon, consisting of fragments of scrap iron, etc. Later: bullets or projectiles fired from a mitrailleuse. Subcategories:— bottom plate of grape-shot (1) — stone-shot (2) |
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