Meanings
nounBell shot (plural Bell shots)
plural Bell shots
- engineeringA shot at an animal's head taken diagonally from behind.
Origin
After Walter "Karamojo" Bell, a Scottish big game hunter.
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APA
Bell shot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bell%20shot
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“Bell shot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bell%20shot. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bell shot,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bell%20shot.
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