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English
Etymology
From buck + shot.
Noun
buckshot (countable and uncountable, plural buckshots)
- (chiefly US) Lead shot used in shotgun cartridges, made of larger pellets than birdshot and suitable for hunting larger game.
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
Translations
lead shot used in shotgun cartridges