shot-pouchn.
1. A sportsman's pouch or bag, usually of leather, for carrying shot.
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1732 Inventory Sir R. Sutton's Goods 6 Two Powder Flasks and four Shot-Pouches.
1842 Lacy Mod. Shooter 89 I have already expressed my dislike of shot-belts; the fact is, I prefer shot-pouches.
1852 H. C. Watson Nights in Block-house 229 They had not taken either his watch or his shot-pouch.
1885 ‘C. E. Craddock’ Prophet Great Smoky Mountains ix. 159 Many jagged ledges..showing here a jug, and here a shot-pouch.
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2. U.S. regional. The ruddy duck, Erismatura rubida: so called in allusion to the quantity of shot often required to kill it.
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