| 单词 | pigeon match |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspigeon match pigeon match n. now rare a contest to shoot pigeons released from traps at a fixed distance from the competitors. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > competitive shooting > trap-shooting > [noun] > contest pigeon match1810 trap-match1895 skeet shoot1926 trapshoot1926 skeet championship1942 skeet contest1952 skeet match1970 1810 Sporting Mag. 35 140 A pigeon match for a stake of 200 guineas. 1904 W. D. Howells Let. 18 Mar. in Sel. Lett. (1983) V. 88 We saw..a pigeon match: the poor creatures untrapped,..then springing into the air, and brought down by the guns. 1956 Walla Walla (Washington) Union-Bull. 1 June 11/1 (headline) 10 perfect shooters in live pigeon match. < as lemmas |
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