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Shotshell

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shottynoun(slang, countable) A shotgun.
shotgunnoun(firearms) A gun which fires loads typically consisting of small metal balls, called shot, from a cartridge.
shot-gunnounAlternative spelling of shotgun. [(firearms) A gun which fires loads typically consisting of small metal balls, called shot, from a cartridge.]
shellnounA hard external covering of an animal.
birdshotnounSmall lead or steel shot, as pieces of ammunition, used in shotgun shells.
shotnounThe result of launching a projectile or bullet.
solid slugnounshotgun cartridge with a single projectile
slugnounAny of many gastropod mollusks, having no (or only a rudimentary) shell.
segment shellnounA form of projectile for artillery.
snake shotnounAlternative form of snakeshot. [Synonym of shotshell.]
double-barrelnoun(informal) A double-barrelled gun, now especially a double-barrelled shotgun.
one-shotnounNeeding only a single attempt to become effective.
shealnounA shieling
bag of shellsnounA trifle.
buckshotnoun(chiefly US) Lead shot used in shotgun cartridges, made of larger pellets than birdshot and suitable for hunting larger game. [from 18th c.]
sixshooternounAlternative form of six-shooter. [(colloquial, dated) A revolver which holds six cartridges.]
bucknounA male deer, antelope, sheep, goat, rabbit, hare, and sometimes the male of other animals such as the hamster, ferret, salmonid, shad and kangaroo.
solid shotnoun(military, weaponry, dated) A solid round shot or cannonball.
six-shooternoun(colloquial, dated) A revolver which holds six cartridges.
shottienoun(Australia, UK, slang) A shotgun.

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