buckshot

buck·shot

B0528400 (bŭk′shŏt′)n. Large lead shot for shotgun shells, used especially in hunting big game.

buckshot

(ˈbʌkˌʃɒt) n (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) lead shot of large size used in shotgun shells, esp for hunting game[C15 (original sense: the distance at which a buck can be shot)]

buck•shot

(ˈbʌkˌʃɒt)

n. a large size of lead shot used in shotgun shells for hunting pheasants, ducks, etc. [1765–75]

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buckshot - small lead shot for shotgun shells bird shot, duck shotpellet, shot - a solid missile discharged from a firearm; "the shot buzzed past his ear"shotgun shell - a shell containing lead shot; used in shotguns

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