dust shot

American  

noun

1. the smallest size of shot for use in a shotgun.

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dust shot British  

noun

1. the smallest size of shot for a shotgun

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Etymology

Origin of dust shot

First recorded in 1790–1800

Example Sentences

A swirl of dust shot toward the nearest horse.

From Literature

Times theater critic Charles McNulty has a tribute: “One of a kind, Channing was a like a cross between Marilyn Monroe and Gracie Allen, with a personality voice that could make a tune completely her own. When she sang, pixie dust shot into the air. She was an Al Hirschfeld cartoon sprung into swooning life.”

From Los Angeles Times

When she sang, pixie dust shot into the air.

From Los Angeles Times

She pushed the saw through a long piece of wood, and dust shot into the air.

From Literature

Puffs of dust shot between the hastily stacked and mortared logs.

From Literature