Bullet

1. (n.) A small ball.

2. (n.) A missile, usually of lead, and round or elongated in form, to be discharged from a rifle, musket, pistol, or other small firearm.

3. (n.) A cannon ball.

4. (n.) The fetlock of a horse.

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