单词 | to shoot a match |
释义 | > as lemmasto shoot a match e. quasi-transitive. to shoot a match: to engage in a shooting-match. Also to shoot off a tie: to decide a tie in a shooting-match by a supplementary contest. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > competitive shooting > shoot competitively [verb (intransitive)] shootc1275 to shoot a match1840 to shoot off a tie1840 1840 D. P. Blaine Encycl. Rural Sports §2763 Captain R. and Mr. S. then shot the tie off. 1840 D. P. Blaine Encycl. Rural Sports §2763 Two matches were then shot by Capt. Ross and Mr. Osbaldeston. 1859 ‘Stonehenge’ Shot-gun ii. 7 Lord Huntingfield,..and Mr. Bateson having repeatedly shot matches at Hornsey Wood House. 1861 Temple Bar 3 266 This target was chosen for shooting off the ties at the long distances. < as lemmas |
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