round shotn.

Brit.

/ˈraʊn(d) ʃɒt/, U.S.

/ˈraʊn(d) ˌʃɑt/

Forms: see round adj. and shot n.¹

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

Etymology: < round adj. + shot n.¹

Now chiefly historical.

Large balls of cast iron or steel used as ammunition for a cannon; (as a count noun) a piece of ammunition of this kind; a cannonball.

ΘΚΠ

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

stone of iron1511

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round shot1576

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bumbass1663

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thunder-stone1822

bolt1871

nigger baby1872

1576 M. Lok in D. B. Quinn New Amer. World (1979) IV. 195/1 Paid for 20 crosbare shotte and 40 Round shott..10s.

1586 H. Jones Deposition in D. B. Quinn New Amer. World (1979) IV. 46/1 Shackleshotte diceshotte, Crosse barres & rownd shotte.

1616 J. Lane Contin. Squire's Tale (Douce 170) (1888) v. 245 Powder, crosse barrs, round shott, pikes.

1645 J. Rushworth Let. to W. Lenthall conc. Tiverton Castle 15 Aug. (single sheet) The Gunner with round shot brake the Draw-Bridge.

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Shot..are of several Sorts; as Round-shot, or Bullets fitted to the Bore of the Piece.

1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson ii. ix. 227 The great guns loaded with two round-shot for the first broadside, and after that with one round-shot and one grape.

1847 F. Marryat Children of New Forest II. ix. 196 Duke Hamilton having his leg taken off by a round shot.

1883 R. L. Stevenson Treasure Island iv. xvii. 137 The round shot and the powder for the gun had been left behind.

1927 J. Buchan Witch Wood iii. 54 I had the misfortune to meet a round shot on the ricochet which cracked my shin-bone.

1995 Beaver June–July 14 Round shot went screaming through the French ship's tops'ls and rigging.

Derivatives

ˈround-shot-ˌlike adj. rare resembling round shot; (in quot. figurative) that has a devastating impact.

ΚΠ

1832 Westm. Rev. July 8 A mathematical formula, when right, is a terrible modification of truth, a round-shot-like method of conveyance, which goes far and tells dangerously on arriving at its destination.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	round shot
释义	round shotn. Brit. /ˈraʊn(d) ʃɒt/, U.S. /ˈraʊn(d) ˌʃɑt/ Forms: see round adj. and shot n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: round adj., shot n.¹ Etymology: < round adj. + shot n.¹ Now chiefly historical. Large balls of cast iron or steel used as ammunition for a cannon; (as a count noun) a piece of ammunition of this kind; a cannonball. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > ammunition for firearms > [noun] > bullet or ball > cannonball stone of iron1511 bullet1557 bombard1575 round shot1576 cannonball1606 pill1618 shot1622 bumbass1663 round1707 thunder-stone1822 bolt1871 nigger baby1872 1576 M. Lok in D. B. Quinn New Amer. World (1979) IV. 195/1 Paid for 20 crosbare shotte and 40 Round shott..10s. 1586 H. Jones Deposition in D. B. Quinn New Amer. World (1979) IV. 46/1 Shackleshotte diceshotte, Crosse barres & rownd shotte. 1616 J. Lane Contin. Squire's Tale (Douce 170) (1888) v. 245 Powder, crosse barrs, round shott, pikes. 1645 J. Rushworth Let. to W. Lenthall conc. Tiverton Castle 15 Aug. (single sheet) The Gunner with round shot brake the Draw-Bridge. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Shot..are of several Sorts; as Round-shot, or Bullets fitted to the Bore of the Piece. 1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson ii. ix. 227 The great guns loaded with two round-shot for the first broadside, and after that with one round-shot and one grape. 1847 F. Marryat Children of New Forest II. ix. 196 Duke Hamilton having his leg taken off by a round shot. 1883 R. L. Stevenson Treasure Island iv. xvii. 137 The round shot and the powder for the gun had been left behind. 1927 J. Buchan Witch Wood iii. 54 I had the misfortune to meet a round shot on the ricochet which cracked my shin-bone. 1995 Beaver June–July 14 Round shot went screaming through the French ship's tops'ls and rigging. Derivatives ˈround-shot-ˌlike adj. rare resembling round shot; (in quot. figurative) that has a devastating impact. ΚΠ 1832 Westm. Rev. July 8 A mathematical formula, when right, is a terrible modification of truth, a round-shot-like method of conveyance, which goes far and tells dangerously on arriving at its destination. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1576
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