Heft
Shot
Shot noun - A directed propelling of a missile by a firearm or artillery piece.
Both words in one sentence
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By "more heft," it means "a twenty-pound sphere of pig iron." One-shot polykills were common.
Source: One-Hit Polykill -
When William first walks out in his thin, lightweight new armor, he's meet with guffaws of ridicule... until he easily swings himself up onto horseback unassisted (in contrast to an earlier shot of servants laboring to heft a heavily-armored knight into the saddle).
Source: Film / A Knight's Tale
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