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Pronunciation : Bul"let
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. boulet, dim. of boule ball. See Bull an edict, and cf. Boulet.]
Definition : 1. A small ball.

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. A cannon ball. [Obs.] A ship before Greenwich . . . shot off her ordnance, one piece being charged with a bullet of stone. Stow.

4. The fetlock of a horse.

Note: [See Illust. under Horse.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913