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pellet

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/ˈpɛlɪt/ English

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noun

  1. A small, compressed, hard chunk of matter.“a pellet of wood, paper, or ore”
  2. A lead projectile used as ammunition in rifled air guns.
  3. Compressed byproduct of digestion regurgitated by owls. Serves as a waste disposal mechanism for indigestible parts of food, such as fur and bones.
  4. A roundel sable (black circular spot; also called ogress).

verb

  1. To form into pellets.
  2. To strike with pellets.

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