"birdshot" meaning in All languages combined

See birdshot on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: birdshots [plural]
Etymology: From bird + shot. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|bird|shot}} bird + shot Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} birdshot (countable and uncountable, plural birdshots)
  1. Small lead or steel shot, as pieces of ammunition, used in shotgun shells. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Firearms
    Sense id: en-birdshot-en-noun-IgjTtXLx Disambiguation of Firearms: 56 44 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 69 31
  2. A rifle or pistol cartridge containing small shot instead of a single larger projectile. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-birdshot-en-noun-nH3fHcPG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: scattershot

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Coordinate term: buckshot"
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