BUCKSHOT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does buckshot mean? 

• BUCKSHOT (noun)
  The noun BUCKSHOT has 1 sense:

1. small lead shot for shotgun shells

  Familiarity information: BUCKSHOT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BUCKSHOT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Small lead shot for shotgun shells

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

bird shot; buckshot; duck shot

Hypernyms ("buckshot" is a kind of...):

pellet; shot (a solid missile discharged from a firearm)

Holonyms ("buckshot" is a part of...):

shotgun shell (a shell containing lead shot; used in shotguns)