Usually means: Metal balls, anti-personnel artillery load.
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  6. Canister shot: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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noun:  Antipersonnel ammunition consisting of a cylindrical canister filled with round lead or iron balls.
noun:  The balls in this canister.

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