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grapeshot Definition

grape·shot (grāp′s̸hät′)

noun

a cluster of small iron balls, formerly fired from a cannon

grapeshot Quotes

We affirm that the world's magnificence has been enriched bya new beauty: the beautyof speed. A racing car whose hood is adorned with great pipes, like serpents of explosive breathöa roaring car that seems to ride on grapeshot ismore beautiful than theVictory of Samothrace.

—Marinetti, Emilio FilippoTomasso

   A whiff of grapeshot.

—Carlyle,Thomas