buckshot
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of buckshot
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at buck 1, shot 1
Example Sentences
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"We now can establish that a pellet that came from the buckshot from the defendant's Mossberg pump-action shotgun was intertwined with the fiber of the vest of the Secret Service officer," Pirro said.
From Barron's ● May 3, 2026
Buster Murdaugh also testified that guns were left around the property “with the safety on” and that he never loaded one shell of larger buckshot and a second shell of smaller birdshot in his shotguns.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 21, 2023
In his commentary, he had referred to the projectiles as buckshot.
From Slate ● Feb. 3, 2023
Fragments fell like extraterrestrial buckshot into a national park larger than the Netherlands.
From New York Times ● Apr. 29, 2021
But what he heard now was something else—it was real—and it sent icy buckshot through his body.
From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli
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