See Also: protend(dictionary)

birdshot (oh) and protend (iou)


birdshot (oh)



a type of very small bullet that is fired in large numbers
::The crowd was dispersed by police using tear gas and birdshot.

protend (iou)



protend verb. Now rare. LME.
[Latin protendere stretch forth, extend, formed as PRO-1 + tendere stretch.]
I.
verb trans. Stretch or hold out. LME.
b. verb intrans. Stretch forward; stick out, protrude. E18.
verb trans. Extend (something) in length or in one dimension of space; in pass., reach from one point to another. LME.
b. Extend in magnitude or amount. M17.
verb trans. Extend in duration; protract, prolong. LME.
II. verb intrans. & trans. Portend or foretoken (something). L16-E17.