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shot prop

shot prop noun: a wooden prop covered with tarred hemp, to stop a hole made by the shot of an enemy in a ship's side.

Noun

shot prop (plural shot props)

  1. A wooden prop covered with tarred hemp, to stop a hole made by the shot of an enemy in a ship's side.

Forms of shot prop

pluralshot props

Questions about shot prop

What does shot prop mean?
Shot prop means a wooden prop covered with tarred hemp, to stop a hole made by the shot of an enemy in a ship's side.
What part of speech is shot prop?
Shot prop is a noun.
What is the plural of shot prop?
The plural of shot prop is shot props.

Words near shot prop in the dictionary

  1. shot one's mouth off
  2. shot one's shot
  3. shot one's wad
  4. shot oneself in the foot
  5. shot out
  6. shot prop
  7. shot props
  8. shot put
  9. shot puts
  10. shot putter
  11. shot putters

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