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SHOT METAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does shot metal mean?
• SHOT METAL (noun)
The noun SHOT METAL has 1 sense:
1. an alloy that is 98% lead and 2% arsenic; used in making small shot
Familiarity information: SHOT METAL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An alloy that is 98% lead and 2% arsenic; used in making small shot
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("shot metal" is a kind of...):
alloy; metal (a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten)
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