BULLET

bullet. Bullet, n. a ball of lead or iron used for shooting

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Bul″let (�), n. [[F. boulet, dim. of boule ball. See Bull an edict, and cf. Boulet.]] 1. 1. A small ball.
2. 2. A missile, usually of lead, and round or elongated in form, to be discharged from a rifle, musket, pistol, or other small firearm.
3. 3. A cannon ball.
A ship before Greenwich . . . shot off her ordnance, one piece being charged with a bullet of stone. Stow. 4. 4. The fetlock of a horse. [See Illust. under Horse.]