单词 | point-blanker |
释义 | point-blankern. A point-blank shot. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > [noun] > a shot > type of shot hail-shot1569 random shot1598 long shot1767 snapshot1808 point-blanker1824 pot-shot1843 snap1851 hip shot1874 pop shot1880 sighter1897 pot1914 over1915 short1922 snipe1969 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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