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birdshot

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bird·shot  (bûrdsht)
n.
A small lead shot for shotgun shells.
birdshot [ˈbɜːdˌʃɒt]
n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Hunting) small pellets designed for shooting birds
Translations
birdshot [ˈbɜːdʃɔt] N → perdigones mpl
birdshot
n → feiner Schrot
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Their squirrel and deer rifles had missed him, but his back had been peppered with birdshot in a score of places, the leaden pellets penetrating maddeningly in a score of places just under the skin.
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