buckshot

noun

Etymology

From buck + shot.

  1. inherited from *skutą
  2. inherited from sceot
  3. inherited from schot
  4. compounded as buckshot — “buck + shot

Definitions

  1. Lead shot used in shotgun cartridges, made of larger pellets than birdshot and suitable…

    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.

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