shot n Cp OED ~ sb1 15 b [Pellets] 'used ... as a dose to give a horse a temporary appearance of sound-windedness.' Phr dose of shot: pellets taken for an ailment.
P 54--67 He was awakened by someone knocking on the outside door after he had gone to bed. Coming downstairs, he was confronted by a man ... from 'The Big Hill,' who asked him 'ver a dose o' shot, t'kip me lights down—dey'm cum'n up.'
3 Comb shot box: container for ammunition.
1888 HOWLEY MS Reminiscences 25 After dinner Noel and I went down to our cache to leave some of our clothes and my shot box.
