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of Shoot |
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imp. & p. p. of Shoot. |
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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. |
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A share or proportion; a reckoning; a scot. |
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of Shot |
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The act of shooting; discharge of a firearm or other weapon
which throws a missile. |
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A missile weapon, particularly a ball or bullet;
specifically, whatever is discharged as a projectile from firearms or
cannon by the force of an explosive. |
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Small globular masses of lead, of various sizes, -- used
chiefly for killing game; as, bird shot; buckshot. |
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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. |
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A marksman; one who practices shooting; as, an exellent shot. |
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To load with shot, as a gun. |
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