bird shot

noun

small-sized shot used for shooting birds.

Origin of bird shot

First recorded in 1620–30

Words nearby bird shot

bird's-eye primrose, bird's eye view, bird's-foot, bird's-foot trefoil, bird's-foot violet, bird shot, bird's mouth, bird's nest, bird's-nest fern, bird's-nest fungus, bird's-nest orchid

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Example sentences from the Web for bird shot

Down went the sixteen Indians as if the bird-shot had been fatal to all.
Captured by the Navajos|Charles A. Curtis
A load of bird-shot, a handful it seemed to Harry, flew about his ears.
The Shades of the Wilderness|Joseph A. Altsheler
And, the gun not being loaded, he promptly blew Sandy full of bird-shot.
Plain Mary Smith|Henry Wallace Phillips
Particles of sleet rattled like bird-shot against his fusilage.
Riddle of the Storm|Roy J. Snell

It was Dinky-Dunk, and he said I might have put his eyes out with bird-shot, if he hadn't made the quickest drop of his life.
The Prairie Wife|Arthur Stringer

British Dictionary definitions for bird shot

birdshot

/ (ˈbɜːdˌʃɒt) /

noun

small pellets designed for shooting birds

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单词	bird shot
释义	bird shot noun small-sized shot used for shooting birds. Origin of bird shot First recorded in 1620–30 Words nearby bird shot bird's-eye primrose, bird's eye view, bird's-foot, bird's-foot trefoil, bird's-foot violet, bird shot, bird's mouth, bird's nest, bird's-nest fern, bird's-nest fungus, bird's-nest orchid Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bird shot Down went the sixteen Indians as if the bird-shot had been fatal to all. Captured by the Navajos\|Charles A. Curtis A load of bird-shot, a handful it seemed to Harry, flew about his ears. The Shades of the Wilderness\|Joseph A. Altsheler And, the gun not being loaded, he promptly blew Sandy full of bird-shot. Plain Mary Smith\|Henry Wallace Phillips Particles of sleet rattled like bird-shot against his fusilage. Riddle of the Storm\|Roy J. Snell It was Dinky-Dunk, and he said I might have put his eyes out with bird-shot, if he hadn't made the quickest drop of his life. The Prairie Wife\|Arthur Stringer British Dictionary definitions for bird shot birdshot / (ˈbɜːdˌʃɒt) / noun small pellets designed for shooting birds Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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