birdshot noun2 •Small lead or steel shot, as pieces of ammunition, used in shotgun shells.In the first shooting, four of the teenagers were sitting on a porch and were peppered with birdshot from a shotgun fired from a passing car around 2:30 p.m., Sheriff John Rutherford said. — 2007 •A rifle or pistol cartridge containing small shot instead of a single larger projectile. formsbirdshots
