rough-shootv.
/ˌrʌfˈʃuːt/, U.S. /ˌrəfˈʃut/ British. Shooting.
intransitive. To participate in rough-shooting (rough-shooting n.).
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the world > food and drink > hunting > shooting > shoot [verb (intransitive)] > manner or type of
grousec1798
to set up1824
to shoot for the stick1834
to go to rode1838
to fire into the brown (of them)1845
set1859
hold ahead1881
hold on1881
rough-shoot1937
1937 L. Durrell Panic Spring vii. 113 They used to..rough-shoot across the parklands.
1987 Guardian (Nexis) 14 Aug. A healthy man who rough-shoots, rides, windsurfs and plays badminton.
2000 Press & Jrnl. (Aberdeen) (Nexis) 13 Dec. 3 The farmer gave permission for a group of friends to roughshoot across his land.
Derivatives
ˈrough-shooter n.
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the world > food and drink > hunting > shooting > shooter > [noun] > other types of shooter
Peter Gunner1615
pot-hunter1750
rifleman1809
snapshot1845
market-shooter1880
holder-on1881
potter1884
snap-shooter1887
kangaroo-shooter1902
plinker1943
rough-shooter1958
scattergunner1969
1958 M. Brander (title) The roughshooter's sport.
1987 Shooting Times 21–7 May 15/3 He was a rough-shooter, taking his birds walked-up.
2006 Field July 96/3 For most rough-shooters a decoy is..likely to be a model pigeon, duck or goose.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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