buckshot

[ buhk-shot ]

/ ˈbʌkˌʃɒt /

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noun

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

Nearby words

buckraking, buckram, bucks, bucksaw, buckshee, buckshot, buckskin, buckskins, buckstay, bucktail, buckthorn

Origin of buckshot

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at buck¹, shot¹

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Examples from the Web for buckshot

And that night I drew out the loads of chicken shot from my gun and reloaded it with buckshot.
Vandemark's Folly|Herbert Quick
The wound was most barbarous, and Williams' eyes filled with tears as he looked upon that magnificent torso mangled by buckshot.
Money Magic|Hamlin Garland
I'll put a thunderin' charge of buckshot into the first one of them scoundrels as comes up the holler.
The Hoosier Schoolmaster|Edward Eggleston
One day he stopped me, and said: "I know now what your Buckshot Forster died of," and then he went on without another word.
The Blind Mother and The Last Confession|Hall Caine

It had twenty-two buckshot marks, and was pierced through and through by six bullets.
The Story of a Strange Career|Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for buckshot

buckshot

/ (ˈbʌkˌʃɒt) /

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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