buckshot
English
Etymology
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. [from 18th c.]
- 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.
- 1879, Buffalo Bill, The Life of Hon. William F. Cody, Known as Buffalo Bill (page 58)
Derived terms
Translations
lead shot used in shotgun cartridges