shotproof

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

shot +‎ -proof

Adjective[edit]

shotproof (comparative more shotproof, superlative most shotproof)

  1. Not penetrable by shot; bulletproof.
  2. (hunting) Of quarry, reputedly unable to be shot.
    • 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 73:
      Well, I didn't know it was that fellow, else I would have had a shot at him at once, before he had time to make himself shot-proof, but I thought it was great fun to watch him.