单词 | pigeon shot |
释义 | > as lemmaspigeon shot pigeon shot n. (a) a small size of shot used for shooting pigeons; (b) a person skilled in shooting pigeons. ΚΠ 1682 T. Newe Let. 23 Aug. in A. S. Salley Narr. of Early Carolina (1911) 187 2 C [sc. hundredweight] of pigeon shot. 1726 N. Uring Hist. Voy. & Trav. 286 Small Balls about the Bigness of Pidgeon Shot. 1870 Times 2 May 12/2 Captain J. J. W. Fredricks, a well-known pigeon shot, and a member of the committee of the Gun Club. 1902 Indiana (Pa.) Weekly Messenger 23 Apr. The folly of trying to kill a panther with pigeon shot never occurred to me. 1997 Scotl. on Sunday (Nexis) 14 Sept. (Spectrum section) 6 She is the widow of that legendary professional pigeon shot Archie Coats. < as lemmas |
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