"Bell shot" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Bell shots [plural]
Etymology: After Walter "Karamojo" Bell, a Scottish big game hunter. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Bell shot (plural Bell shots)
  1. (hunting, firearms) A shot at an animal's head taken diagonally from behind. Categories (topical): Firearms, Hunting Related terms: Texas heart shot

Inflected forms

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