grapeshot
English edit
Etymology edit
grape + shot, named for the resemblance of the bag of shot to a bunch of grapes.
Noun edit
grapeshot (usually uncountable, plural grapeshot or grapeshots)
- (historical) A cluster of small iron balls, put together in a canvas bag in order to be used as a charge for a cannon.
Translations edit
type of shot
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References edit
- “grapeshot”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.