| 单词 | punt-gunner |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspunt-gunner punt-gunner n. a person who uses a punt gun; a person who shoots waterfowl from a punt. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > shooting > shooter > [noun] > punt-shooter punter1814 punt-gunner1840 punt-shooter1847 puntman1851 puntsman1856 float-shooter1882 1840 D. P. Blaine Encycl. Rural Sports §2754 Colonel Hawker was the first punt gunner in Great Britain. 1956 C. Willock Death at Flight xv. 202 ‘Wire cartridges,’ he said. ‘Punt-gunners use these to get greater range.’ 1983 G. Swift Waterland iii. 9 A one-time punt-gunner and turf-cutter, who had witnessed in his lifetime the passing of all but the dregs of the old wild fens in our area. < as lemmas |
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