buckshot

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buckshot

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From buck + shot.

noun buckshots

US, countable, uncountable 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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noun lead shot used in shotgun cartridges

Français	chevrotine
Ελληνικά	σκάγι skági
Русский	карте́чь kartéčʹ, дробь drobʹ

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@misc{buckshot_2026,
  title = {buckshot},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/buckshot},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}