ppl. a. [UN-1 9.] Not loaded with shot.
1802. Naval Chron., VII. 18. The Phœnix fired a gun unshotted.
1856. Froude, Hist. Eng., vii. II. 229. Mere idle sounds, like the bellow of unshotted cannon.
ppl. a. [UN-1 9.] Not loaded with shot.
1802. Naval Chron., VII. 18. The Phœnix fired a gun unshotted.
1856. Froude, Hist. Eng., vii. II. 229. Mere idle sounds, like the bellow of unshotted cannon.