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buck⋅shot

  [buhk-shot]
–noun
a large size of lead shot used in shotgun shells for hunting game, as pheasants or ducks.
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Origin:
1400–50; late ME; see buck 1 , shot 1
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buck·shot   (bŭk'shŏt')   
n.  A large lead shot for shotgun shells, used especially in hunting big game.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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