shotproof

adj — 2 senses

shotproof

adj

Etymology From shot + -proof.

1

Not penetrable by shot; bulletproof.

2

Hobbies, Hunting, Lifestyle Of quarry, reputedly unable to be shot.

  • Well, I didn't know it was that fellow, else I would have had a shot at him at once, before he had time to make himself shot-proof, but I thought it was great fun to watch him.1886, Peter Christen Asbjø￵rnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 73:

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