Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Grapeshot"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Grapeshot \Grape"shot`\, n. (Mil.)
A cluster, usually nine in number, of small iron balls, put
together by means of cast-iron circular plates at top and
bottom, with two rings, and a central connecting rod, in
order to be used as a charge for a cannon. Formerly grapeshot
were inclosed in canvas bags.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
grapeshot
n : a cluster of small projectiles fired together from a cannon
to produce a hail of shot
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