buckshot

== English == === Etymology === From buck +‎ shot. === Noun === buckshot (countable and uncountable, plural buckshots) (chiefly US) Lead shot used in shotgun cartridges, made of larger pellets than birdshot and suitable for hunting larger game. [from 18th c.] Hypernym: shot Coordinate term: birdshot ==== Derived terms ==== buckshot land ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ====