Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Large lead shot for shotgun shells, used especially in hunting big game.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A large size of shot, so named from its use in killing deer.
- noun A lava of granulated structure, occurring in Australia, embedded in sandy alluvium.
from 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.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
lead shot used inshotgun cartridges
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun small lead shot for shotgun shells
Etymologies
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Examples
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That is what they call buckshot -- called buckshot, because, oftentimes, it's used to shoot bucks.
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I think buckshot is very inhumane and should not be used for hunting.
what is the effiective range for killing a deer with 00 buckshot? 2009
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In the thickets and close range like mentioned before buckshot is effective and does the job.
what is the effiective range for killing a deer with 00 buckshot? 2009
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In the thickets and close range like mentioned before buckshot is effective and does the job.
what is the effiective range for killing a deer with 00 buckshot? 2009
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Most people that don't like buckshot is becaused they have never patterned their shotgun.
what is the effiective range for killing a deer with 00 buckshot? 2009
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First of all, let it be known that buckshot is a short range load.
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Is mooseyak going to whine that buckshot is unfair and sneak attacks her like she does to anyone outside her circle?
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I think buckshot is very inhumane and should not be used for hunting.
what is the effiective range for killing a deer with 00 buckshot? 2009
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First of all, let it be known that buckshot is a short range load.
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Most people that don't like buckshot is becaused they have never patterned their shotgun.
what is the effiective range for killing a deer with 00 buckshot? 2009
skipvia commented on the word buckshot
Wild Bill Hickock. See A Horse is a Horse
February 1, 2008
ruzuzu commented on the word buckshot
Here's skipvia's A Horse is a Horse list.
January 10, 2011