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buckshot

[buhk-shot]
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noun

a large size of lead shot used in shotgun shells for hunting game, as pheasants or ducks.

RELATED WORDS

ball, lead, bullet, throw, armament, bomb, cartridge, rocket, materiel, missile, chemical, explosive, shrapnel, torpedo, gunpowder, ammo, napalm, lob, projectile

Nearby words

  1. buckraking,
  2. buckram,
  3. bucks,
  4. bucksaw,
  5. buckshee,
  6. buckskin,
  7. buckskins,
  8. buckstay,
  9. bucktail,
  10. buckthorn

Origin of buckshot

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at buck1, shot1
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British Dictionary definitions for buckshot

buckshot

noun

lead shot of large size used in shotgun shells, esp for hunting game

Word Origin for buckshot

C15 (original sense: the distance at which a buck can be shot)
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Word Origin and History for buckshot

buckshot

n.

coarse kind of shot used for deer and other large game, 1776, from buck (n.1) + shot (n.).

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