Returning emptyhanded doesn't always mean that you didn't get what you set out for.

One worker ladled molten steel into the shot sleeve.

You'd better give me something so I don't die / Novocaine for the soul / Before I sputter out.

The roundel or rondache derived its name from its circular figure, it was made of oziers boards of light wood, sinews or ropes, covered with leather, plates of metal, or stuck full of nails in concentric circles or other figures.