Shot-hole
noun
1.
a condition in plants in which small, rounded spots drop out of the leaves, appearing as if the leaves were riddled by shot, resulting from infection or injury.
noun
1.
a drilled hole into which explosive is put for blasting
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- Shot-on-goal
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noun 1. a field event in which a heavy ball or shot is thrown or put for distance. 2. a single throw or put of the shot. noun 1. an athletic event in which contestants hurl or put a heavy metal ball or shot as far as possible 2. a single put of the shot
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adjective 1. (of fish, especially herring) having recently ejected the spawn. 2. Obsolete. (of a bone) dislocated. adjective 1. (of fish, esp herring) having recently spawned 2. (archaic) worthless or undesirable