bird shot

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [burd shot]
- /bɜrd ʃɒt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [burd shot]
- /bɜrd ʃɒt/

Definition of bird shot words

noun bird shot small-sized shot used for shooting birds. 1

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Origin of bird shot

First appearance:

before 1620

One of the 42% oldest English words

First recorded in 1620-30

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Parts of speech for Bird shot

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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bird shot popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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