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grapeshot

grapeshot noun: a cluster of small iron balls, put together in a canvas bag in order to be used as a charge for a cannon.

grapeshot: a cluster of small iron balls, put together in a canvas bag in order to be used as a charge for a...
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Noun

grapeshot (usually uncountable, plural grapeshot or grapeshots)

  1. (historical, usually) A cluster of small iron balls, put together in a canvas bag in order to be used as a charge for a cannon.

grapeshot meaning in Tamil, Tagalog and Vietnamese

grapeshot in Tamil

தெறிகுண்டு

grapeshot in Tagalog

type of shot
metralya

grapeshot in Vietnamese

type of shot
đạn chùm

Forms of grapeshot

pluralgrapeshot
pluralgrapeshots

Plural of grapeshot: grapeshot or grapeshots

Origin of grapeshot

From grape + shot, named for the resemblance of the bag of shot to a bunch of grapes.

Questions about grapeshot

What does grapeshot mean?
Grapeshot means a cluster of small iron balls, put together in a canvas bag in order to be used as a charge for a cannon.
What is grapeshot in Tamil?
Grapeshot in Tamil is தெறிகுண்டு. See Grapeshot meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is grapeshot?
Grapeshot is a noun.
What is the plural of grapeshot?
The plural of grapeshot is grapeshot.

Words near grapeshot in the dictionary

  1. grapeseed
  2. grapeseed oil
  3. grapeseed oils
  4. grapeseeds
  5. Grapeses
  6. grapeshot
  7. grapeshots
  8. grapeskin
  9. grapeskins
  10. grapestalk
  11. grapestalks

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: grapeshot (page history and authors); grapeshot (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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