in gunnery, is a shot made when the muzzle of a gun is raised above the horizontal line, and is not designed to shoot directly or point-blank.

"The presence of the observer did not a little discompose the male: for some time he stopped short, and threw on the curious importunity a fixed look that marked his disquietude and fear; but he soon returned to his work with more precipitation than before, and a moment after he appeared undetermined whether he should continue it or not. The female likewise discovered her uneasiness at the sight of the stranger, by motions that interrupted sometimes the male in his operation. At length, whether the silence and steady posture of the spectator had diffused their fear, or that the case was urgent, the male resumed his work with the same vigour, and successfully performed his function."

(b) This question arose from an assertion of Linnaeus, that the toad delighted in filthy herbs. Delecatur cotula, alba, phytode fertili. The unhappy deformity of the animal seems to be the only ground of this as well as another misrepresentation, of its conveying a poison with its pimples, its touch, and even its breath. Verrucos latifrons venenata infusa tattu, ambelity. The utmost random of any piece is about ten times as far as the bullet will go point-blank. The bullet will go farther when the piece is mounted to about 45° above the level range. See GUNNERY.