case shot Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a metallic cylinder packed with shot and used as ammunition in a firearm
    canister; canister shot.

WordNet

Case" shot`
Definitions
  1. (Mil.) A collection of small projectiles, inclosed in a case or canister. ✍ In the United States a case shot is a thin spherical or oblong cast-iron shell containing musket balls and a bursting charge, with a time fuse; -- called in Europe shrapnel. In Europe the term case shot is applied to what in the United States is called canister. Wilhelm.

Webster 1913