Plural of birdshot; small pellets or ammunition used in shotguns for hunting birds, less powerful than buckshot.
Compound of 'bird' and 'shot' (from Old English 'scot'), describing ammunition sized appropriately for shooting birds rather than larger game.
Birdshot versus buckshot reveals a fundamental hunting principle: using the right tool for the job—too much power damages the bird, while too little wastes ammunition and creates ethical hunting problems.
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