chain-shotn.

Forms:

α. see chain n. and shot n.¹

β. 1600s chain'd shot.

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

Etymology: < chain n. + shot n.¹ The β. forms show alteration after chained adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈchain-shot.

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 or discharge of this. Also figurative.

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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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a1586 Sir P. Sidney Apol. Poetrie (1595) sig. H2^v Thys argument..is..indeed, a chaine-shot against all learning.

a1626 J. Horsey Relacion Trav. in E. A. Bond Russia at Close of 16th Cent. (1856) 186 Everie shipe caries cannon and..powder [and]cheyne-shott.

1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. xiv. 67 Chaine shot..contriued round as in a ball, yet will spred in flying their full length in bredth.

1642 T. Fuller Holy State ii. vii. 73 Dilemma's, two-edged swords that cut on both sides; Sorites, chain-shot.

1664 N. Ingelo Bentivolio & Urania: 2nd Pt. vi. 324 A Chain'd-shot..cut off Atheophilus main Mast in the middle.

1708 London Gaz. No. 3878/4 The Admiral..had his Leg broke by a Chain-Shot.

1847 W. H. Prescott Hist. Conquest Peru II. iv. ii. 117 He was hit by a chain-shot from an arquebuse.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	chain-shot
释义	chain-shotn. Forms: α. see chain n. and shot n.¹ β. 1600s chain'd shot. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: chain n., shot n.¹ Etymology: < chain n. + shot n.¹ The β. forms show alteration after chained adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈchain-shot. 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 or discharge of this. Also figurative. 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 a1586 Sir P. Sidney Apol. Poetrie (1595) sig. H2^v Thys argument..is..indeed, a chaine-shot against all learning. a1626 J. Horsey Relacion Trav. in E. A. Bond Russia at Close of 16th Cent. (1856) 186 Everie shipe caries cannon and..powder [and]cheyne-shott. 1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. xiv. 67 Chaine shot..contriued round as in a ball, yet will spred in flying their full length in bredth. 1642 T. Fuller Holy State ii. vii. 73 Dilemma's, two-edged swords that cut on both sides; Sorites, chain-shot. 1664 N. Ingelo Bentivolio & Urania: 2nd Pt. vi. 324 A Chain'd-shot..cut off Atheophilus main Mast in the middle. 1708 London Gaz. No. 3878/4 The Admiral..had his Leg broke by a Chain-Shot. 1847 W. H. Prescott Hist. Conquest Peru II. iv. ii. 117 He was hit by a chain-shot from an arquebuse. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.a1586
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