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A small ball.

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  1. n. A small ball.
  2. n. A missile, usually of lead, and round or elongated in form, to be discharged from a rifle, musket, pistol, or other small firearm.
  3. n. A cannon ball.
  4. n. The fetlock of a horse.
  5. n. a projectile that is fired from a gun
  6. n. a high-speed passenger train
  7. n. (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity
  8. 1. A small ball. 2. A missile, usually of lead, and round or elongated in form, to be discharged from a rifle, musket, pistol, or other small firearm. 3. A cannon ball. [Obs.] A ship before Greenwich . . . shot off her ordnance, one piece being charged with a bullet of stone. Stow. 4. The fetlock of a horse. Note: [See Illust. under Horse.]
  9. n:100 n. a projectile that is fired from a gun