Originally: a (more or less) spherical missile made of metal or stone, shot from a crossbow, mortar, cannon, etc.; a cannonball. In later use: a…
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| 释义 | society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > ammunition for firearms > [noun] > bullet or shot collectively > shot > small (16) pellet1372 Originally: a (more or less) spherical missile made of metal or stone, shot from a crossbow, mortar, cannon, etc.; a cannonball. In later use: a… die?c1390 A small cubical segment formed by cutting anything down. †Also, a small cubical bullet (cf. die-shot n. at compounds 1b). hail-shot1485 Small shot which scatters like hail when fired: used in distinction from a ball or bullet. die-shot1581 shot of cubical form, dice-shot. dice-shot1588 = die-shot n. at compounds 1b. birdshot1626 shot (shot, n.1 15a) of the smallest size intended for hunting birds; = dust-shot n. at dust, n.1 compounds 5. key-shot1648 a type of shot (shot, n.1 14a); (probably) = star shot, n. 2. mould shot1675 Shot which has been made in a mould. cartridge-shot1690 shot contained in cartridges. small shot1727 small shot: †(a) musket bullets, in distinction from cannon-balls (obsolete); (b) small pellets of lead (= sense 15), as distinguished from bullets. †… drop1753 Applied to various objects resembling a drop of liquid in size, shape, or pendent character. Small shot. Cf. also drop-shot n. at compounds 1b. Obs… shot-cornc1792 a small shot, a grain of shot. dust-shot1800 the smallest size of shot. sparrow-hail1859 the smallest kind of shot. steel1898 Used for: Steel shot. scattershot1961 the shot contained in a scatter-charge; also used figuratively (chiefly attributively) to designate something of a random, haphazard, or… |
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