"shot-drill" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} shot-drill (uncountable)
  1. (historical) A form of nonproductive penal labor in which prisoners are forced to carry cannonballs back and forth while stooped over. Tags: historical, uncountable Categories (topical): Prison
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