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grapeshot

noun
grape·​shot | \ ˈgrāp-ˌshät How to pronounce grapeshot (audio) \

Definition of grapeshot

: an antipersonnel weapon consisting of a cluster of small iron balls shot from a cannon

Examples of grapeshot in a Sentence

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 This hint to elevate the breeches of their guns was acted on and a volley of grapeshot fired into Captain Taylor’s boat, defeated his bold plan of capture, and wounded him for life. — Nancy Stearns Theiss, The Courier-Journal, "Zachary Taylor's family roots run deep in Kentucky | Oldham history," 23 Dec. 2017 Early in the war, his left arm was shattered by grapeshot and amputated, but that didn't stop him, as Sears relates. — Patrick T. Reardon, chicagotribune.com, "'Lincoln's Lieutenants' a masterful look at courage and gutlessness in Civil War," 27 Apr. 2017

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First Known Use of grapeshot

1745, in the meaning defined above

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