buckshot

English

Etymology

From buck +‎ shot.

Noun

buckshot (countable and uncountable, plural buckshots)

1. (chiefly US) Lead shot used in shotgun cartridges, made of larger pellets than birdshot and suitable for hunting larger game. [from 18th c.]

   Hypernym: shot

   Coordinate term: birdshot

   • 1879, Buffalo Bill, The Life of Hon. William F. Cody, Known as Buffalo Bill, page 58:

     Our men were all well armed with Colt's revolvers and Mississippi yagers, which last, carried a bullet, and two buckshots.

Derived terms

• buckshot land

Related terms

• scattershot

Translations

lead shot used in shotgun cartridges

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