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buckshot

[ buhk-shot ]

/ ˈbʌkˌʃɒt /

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noun

a large size of lead shot used in shotgun shells for hunting game, as pheasants or ducks.

Origin of buckshot

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at buck¹, shot¹

Words nearby buckshot

buckraking, buckram, bucks, bucksaw, buckshee, buckshot, buckskin, buckskins, buckstay, bucktail, buckthorn

Example sentences from the Web for buckshot

And that night I drew out the loads of chicken shot from my gun and reloaded it with buckshot.

Vandemark's Folly |Herbert Quick
The wound was most barbarous, and Williams' eyes filled with tears as he looked upon that magnificent torso mangled by buckshot.

Money Magic |Hamlin Garland
I'll put a thunderin' charge of buckshot into the first one of them scoundrels as comes up the holler.

The Hoosier Schoolmaster |Edward Eggleston
One day he stopped me, and said: "I know now what your Buckshot Forster died of," and then he went on without another word.

The Blind Mother and The Last Confession |Hall Caine

It had twenty-two buckshot marks, and was pierced through and through by six bullets.

The Story of a Strange Career |Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for buckshot

buckshot

/ (ˈbʌkˌʃɒt) /

noun

lead shot of large size used in shotgun shells, esp for hunting game

Word Origin for buckshot

C15 (original sense: the distance at which a buck can be shot)