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Definition of: pellet
(pel′it) noun
1. A small round ball or imitation projectile, as of wax, paper, bread, etc.
2. A small shot.
3. A very small pill.
4. A slingstone; also, a bullet; cannonball.
—v.t.
1. To make into pellets.
2. To strike with pellets. [<OF pelote a ball <Med. L pelota, pilota <L pila]
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