Birdshot

Acceptable For Game Play - US & UK word lists

This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A small lead shot for shotgun shells.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A small lead shot, or ammunition, used in shotgun shells.
  • n. A rifle or pistol cartridge containing small shot instead of a single projectile.
  • Word Usage
    "The ballistics of shotguns and birdshot is well known to tens of millions of Americans who hunt fowl."
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