| 单词 | to have a cockshot at |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto have (also take) a cockshot at 2. An act of throwing or shooting at a target, esp. for amusement. Also figurative: a verbal attack, a criticism. Frequently in to have (also take) a cockshot at. Cf. cockshy n. 3a, 3b and also pot-shot n.1 2, 3b. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of play, actions, or postures > [noun] > actions exchange1604 measuring cast1647 winner1811 glovework1822 piledriver1858 cockshot1861 legwork1868 footwork1871 winning stroke1884 teamwork1885 benching1904 three-sixty1927 wrong-footing1928 power play1932 major1951 sharpshooting1976 1861 R. Swinhoe Narr. N. China Campaign 1860 xii. 306 Others would be amusing themselves by taking ‘cock’ shots at the chandeliers. 1946 Irish Press 30 Sept. 5/5 A paper like ‘The Standard’ stooped to that kind of foul attack..merely because they wanted to have a cockshot at individuals. 2002 T. P. Coogan Michael Collins (new ed.) v. 126 We saw thirty or forty Black and Tans..having a cockshot at Tate's Clock with their rifles. < as lemmas |
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