Definition of Hailshot. Meaning of Hailshot. Synonyms of Hailshot

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Definition of Hailshot

Hailshot
Hailshot Hail"shot`, n. pl. Small shot which scatter like hailstones. [Obs.] --Hayward.

Meaning of Hailshot from wikipedia

- century and was known by various nicknames in the 17th century such as hailshot or partridge shot. Rounds recovered from Henry VIII's warship Mary Rose...
- bases, breech-loading swivel guns, most likely placed in the castles, and hailshot pieces, small muzzle-loaders with rectangular bores and fin-like protrusions...
- bases, breech-loading swivel guns, most likely placed in the castles, and hailshot pieces, small muzzle-loaders with rectangular bores and fin-like protrusions...
- blown; 5 quarter slings; 5 double bases; 6 single bases; 6 iron hagbuts; 11 hailshot pieces; 16 handguns; 20 yew bows; 24 black bills; 16 moorish picks. Higham...