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POTSHOT

\pˈɒtʃɒt], \pˈɒtʃɒt], \p_ˈɒ_t_ʃ_ɒ_t]\

Definitions of POTSHOT

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary

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a shot taken at an easy or casual target (as by a pothunter)

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a shot taken at an easy or casual target (as by a pothunter)

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

A hasty shot at an animal, bird, etc., by one who hunts not for sport but to secure food.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

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