Buckshot

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  • noun. Large lead shot for shotgun shells, used especially in hunting big game.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A lava of granulated structure, occurring in Australia, embedded in sandy alluvium.
  • noun. A large size of shot, so named from its use in killing deer.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A coarse leaden shot, larger than swan shot, used in hunting deer and large game.
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  • noun. lead shot used in shotgun cartridges
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  • noun. small lead shot for shotgun shells
    • Word Usage
    "That is what they call buckshot -- called buckshot, because, oftentimes, it's used to shoot bucks."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    pellet  shot  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    12-gauge  ammo  armor-piercing  birdshot  black-powder  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    ball  bar shot  bird shot  bullet  cannon shot  
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