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A mixture of shot, nails, stones, pieces of old iron, etc., fired from a cannon at short range, in an emergency.
Alt. of Headmould shot
An old name for the condition of the skull, in which the bones ride, or are shot, over each other at the sutures.
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p. pr. & vb. n.
of Shot
n.
Having ejected the spawn; as, a shotten herring.
a.
Loaded with shot.
a.
Having a shot attached; as, a shotten suture.
n.
A light, smooth-bored gun, often double-barreled, especially designed for firing small shot at short range, and killing small game.
pl.
of Shot
a.
Not to be injured by shot; shot-proof.
n.
A person tolerated only because he pays the shot, or reckoning, for the rest of the company, otherwise a mere clog on them.
imp. & p. p.
of Shot
pl.
of Shot
a.
Woven in such a way as to produce an effect of variegation, of changeable tints, or of being figured; as, shot silks. See Shoot, v. t., 8.
n.
A marksman; one who practices shooting; as, an exellent shot.
a.
Impenetrable by shot.
n.
Small globular masses of lead, of various sizes, -- used chiefly for killing game; as, bird shot; buckshot.
n.
The flight of a missile, or the distance which it is, or can be, thrown; as, the vessel was distant more than a cannon shot.
v. t.
To load with shot, as a gun.
n.
Shot out of its socket; dislocated, as a bone.
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