An archaic or dialectal spelling of 'bullet,' a projectile fired from a gun.
Variant spelling of 'bullet' from Old French boulette (small ball). The spelling 'bullit' appears in historical documents and some regional dialects, preserving an older pronunciation pattern.
This spelling variant shows up in colonial American documents and old English texts—it's a spelling fossil that reminds us that 'bullet' used to sound more like 'bul-it' with emphasis on both syllables!
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