bird shot
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5.8
- noun
- /bɜrd ʃɑt/
- Specialized
:
munición de perdigones
- The box contained ammunition, specifically bird shot for fowl hunting.
Examples
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That's why we got these loaded with bird shot.
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2) The 28-gauge shells being used had #7-1/2 upland game bird shot.
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Until recently, I didn't know slugs were so much more powerful than shells that fire bird shot.
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Contact any gun shop and they will tell you how many pieces of #7-1/2 bird shot are in a 28-gauge shell.
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The frog belched up a double handful of bird-shot.
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The maximum amount of #7-1/2 bird shot in a 28-gauge shotgun shell is 80 pieces.
Blog text (25) -
However, these studies relied largely on samples obtained from birds shot by hunters (Lvov et al. 2006).
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With 100 shells of bird shot, 100 shells of 00 buck, 50 shells of 04 buckshot, and 50 slugs.
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Hunters often use bird shot for small game like quail and pheasants.
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To avoid damaging feathers, use bird shot when hunting small birds.
Synonyms
23
4.9
A small metal ball fired from a shotgun
4
5.7
Small round metal pellets used in shotguns for hunting birds
Small metal balls put in shotgun shells for hunting ducks
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a straightforward noun–noun compound where 'bird' specifies the type or purpose of 'shot' (i.e. shot used for shooting birds), so the meaning 'small pellets used in shotgun shells for hunting birds' is directly inferable. The composition follows a common modifier+head pattern found across languages, making it transparently understandable to learners who know both constituent words.
Etymology
Bird shot is a noun from hunting: it links bird (the target) and shot (many small round pellets), creating the image of a shell full of tiny balls fired at birds. So bird shot now means 'small lead pellets used in shotgun shells for hunting birds'.