swanshot

Being there to guard the ship, he bade them begone, and upon their disregarding the order, and closing in upon him with evident intent to take him, he clapped the blunderbuss, which was heavily charged with swanshot, to his shoulder and let fly into the midst of them.

The Press-Gang Afloat and Ashore

For example, Mateo would never fire on a sheep with swanshot, but, at one hundred and twenty paces, he would strike it with a bullet in its head or shoulders as he chose.

Mateo Falcone Prosper M 1907

There they were, in neat rows on the rail, fives, sixes, and a few of swanshot, ranged in front of him.

Blue-Bird Weather Charles Dana Gibson 1899

Guy, showing a pistol, the tiny barrel of which was constructed to discharge swanshot with a steel watch-spring.

The Talking Horse And Other Tales F. Anstey 1895

You will procure about twenty-five weight of gunpowder, and a proportionable quantity of ball or swanshot, also flints, and send them up to me immediately, to the

A Sketch of the life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion and a history of his brigade William Dobein James 1801