Hailshot

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Small shot that scatters like hailstones. obsolete, uncountable

    "The Master of the Artillery did visit them sharply, with murthering Hail-shot from the Pieces mounted towards the Top of the Hill"

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"The Master of the Artillery did visit them sharply, with murthering Hail-shot from the Pieces mounted towards the Top of the Hill"

Etymology

From hail + shot.

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