buckshot en · NOUN
Etymology
From buck + shot.
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(US, countable, uncountable) Lead shot used in shotgun cartridges, made of larger pellets than birdshot and suitable for hunting larger game.
Our men were all well armed with Colt's revolvers and Mississippi yagers, which last, carried a bullet, and two buckshots.
1879, Buffalo Bill, The Life of Hon. William F. Cody, Known as Buffalo Bill, page 58:
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| buckshots | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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fr chevrotine (lead shot used in shotgun cartridges) · ru карте́чь (lead shot used in shotgun cartridges) · fi karkea hauli (lead shot used in shotgun cartridges) · nl hagel (lead shot used in shotgun cartridges) · ckb ساچمە (lead shot used in shotgun cartridges) · kmr saçme (lead shot used in shotgun cartridges) · ota صاچمه (lead shot used in shotgun cartridges) · fa ساچمه (lead shot used in shotgun cartridges) · sdh ساچمە (lead shot used in shotgun cartridges) · el σκάγι (lead shot used in shotgun cartridges) · ru дробь (lead shot used in shotgun cartridges) · mk сачма (lead shot used in shotgun cartridges) · pl śrut gruby (lead shot used in shotgun cartridges)