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shot-drill

shot-drill noun: a form of nonproductive penal labor in which prisoners are forced to carry cannonballs back and forth while stooped over.

Noun

shot-drill (uncountable)

  1. (historical) A form of nonproductive penal labor in which prisoners are forced to carry cannonballs back and forth while stooped over.

Questions about shot-drill

What does shot-drill mean?
Shot-drill means a form of nonproductive penal labor in which prisoners are forced to carry cannonballs back and forth while stooped over.
What part of speech is shot-drill?
Shot-drill is a noun.

Words near shot-drill in the dictionary

  1. shot-blasting
  2. shot-caller
  3. shot-callers
  4. shot-clog
  5. shot-clogs
  6. shot-drill
  7. shot-firer
  8. shot-free
  9. shot-garland
  10. shot-garlands
  11. shot-glass

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