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单词 pea-shoot
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pea-shootv.

Brit. /ˈpiːʃuːt/, U.S. /ˈpiˌʃut/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pea n.2, shoot v., pea-shooting n.
Etymology: < pea n.2 + shoot v., after earlier pea-shooter n. and probably also pea-shooting n.
transitive. To shoot peas at (a person or thing) using a pea-shooter; also figurative. Also (occasionally) intransitive.
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society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > toy weapons > [verb (transitive)]
pea-shoot1862
1862 H. Kingsley Ravenshoe xxxvi. 212 Dick Ferrers..carried a peashooter, and pea-shot the noses of the leading horses of a dragful of Plungers, which followed them.
1899 Daily News 2 June 8/4 It was a favourite pastime,..for the boys, whenever the room was a bit dark, to pea-shoot at his bald, shining head.
1904 E. F. Benson Challoners (1906) 14/2 ‘Ah, she is awake,’ said Stella. ‘We can pea-shoot each other no longer. What a pity!’
1999 Newcastle (Austral.) Herald (Nexis) 4 Mar. 8 The teacher spun around to see who was talking or who had pea-shot the back of his head.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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