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单词 point-blanker
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point-blankern.

Brit. /ˌpɔɪntˈblaŋkə/, U.S. /ˌpɔɪn(t)ˈblæŋkər/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: point-blank n., -er suffix1.
Etymology: < point-blank n. + -er suffix1. Compare earlier point-blank n. 2.
A point-blank shot.
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society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > [noun] > a shot > type of shot
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1824 J. F. Cooper Pilot II. xxiv. 303 Such a point-blanker would have torn off a streak of our wales.
1830 J. F. Cooper Water Witch II. ix. 195 ‘Run in the quoin, and..give her a point-blanker!’ said the gruff, old, seaman... ‘None of your geometry calculations, for me!’
1983 Washington Post (Nexis) 12 Jan. D1 Maybe the obvious question is why I didn't pull Riggin, when seven of the nine goals were point-blankers.
2003 N. Devon Jrnl. (Nexis) 9 Oct. 68 A point-blanker from Steve Hobbs and another Varley shot were both denied entry into the Westbury net.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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