spring shot

spring shot
A shot so arranged in blasting that it simply makes a chamber at the bottom of the drilled hole; whereas, a blast proper is a stronger charge, and both tears and throws the earth and rock. Spokane v Patterson, 46 Wash 93, 89 P 402.

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