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Definition of One shot
1. Noun. A charge of ammunition for a single shot.
Lexicographical Neighbors of One Shot
Literary usage of One shot
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Recreation by George O. Shields, American Canoe Association, League of American Sportsmen (1898)
"TWO DEER AT one shot. In November RECREATION, " Quaker City " says he never knew
a deer to drop dead in its tracks, unless shot through the brain or ..."
2. All the Year Round by Charles Dickens (1871)
"On one occasion eight hooper swans, averaging nineteen pounds each, were knocked
down at one shot. On another, thirty-five wild geese were ..."
3. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events by Frank Moore (1866)
"one shot in starboard gangway ; cut chain and bruised plank. ... one shot and
two shells through port netting, forward of mizzen rigging. ..."
4. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1912)
"1 shot He and his brother were hit in the back, and one shot struck his brother in
... Found only one shot in the temple. The shot in the back seemed to be ..."
5. Report of the Joint Select Committee Appointed to Inquire Into the Condition by Luke Potter Poland, John Scott (1872)
"one shot, in addition to this, was a flesh wound in the right arm. There were
five wounds. Answer. Yes, sir. Question. Did you hear the firing ? Answer. ..."
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