Buckshot
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Buckshot is a noun meaning (chiefly US) Lead shot used in shotgun cartridges, made of larger pellets than birdshot and suitable for hunting larger game. [from 18th c.].
Meaning
(chiefly US) Lead shot used in shotgun cartridges, made of larger pellets than birdshot and suitable for hunting larger game. [from 18th c.].
Example Sentences
Our men were all well armed with Colt's revolvers and Mississippi yagers, which last, carried a bullet, and two buckshots.
Word Forms
- buckshots
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include aught, buck, birdshot, shotty, shot-gun, shotgun.
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