grains                  a barb-pronged iron fish spear.
razzia                  a raid for plunder.
angel shot              a cannon-shot consisting of two hemispheres
                        linked to a central disk, used against the
                        enemy's rigging.
langrage                a cannon-shot of metal nails or other pieces.
brisance                the fracturing power of a high explosive.
Mohock                  a member of a group of aristocrats who waylaid
                        people on the streets of early 18th-century London.  
apache                  a Parisian gangster.