Bullet
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