clay pigeon

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noun

Trapshooting, Skeet. a disk of baked clay or other material hurled into the air from a trap as a target.

Slang. a person in a situation likely to be taken advantage of by others.

Origin of clay pigeon

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

Words nearby clay pigeon

Claymation, clay mineral, claymore, claymore mine, claypan, clay pigeon, clay road, clay stone, Clayton, Clayton Antitrust Act, Clayton-Bulwer Treaty

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Example sentences from the Web for clay pigeon

Next morning the clay-pigeon match came off, as usual, on the grounds of the Springfield Gun Club.
Harvard Stories|Waldron Kintzing Post
The annexed engravings show pictures of clay-pigeon shooting and of the firing of a ten-inch disappearing gun at Sandy Hook.
Magic, Stage Illusions and Scientific Diversions Including Trick Photography|Albert A. Hopkins

British Dictionary definitions for clay pigeon

clay pigeon

noun

a disc of baked clay hurled into the air from a machine as a target to be shot at

US slang a person in a defenceless position; sitting duck

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Idioms and Phrases with clay pigeon

clay pigeon

A person easily duped or taken advantage of, as in You're a clay pigeon for all of those telephone fund-raisers. The term alludes to the clay pigeon of trapshooting, which replaced the use of live birds in this sport in the 1860s. Its transfer to figurative use in the first half of the 1900s probably is explained by the much older slang use of pigeon for “dupe.” Also see fall guy.

单词	clay pigeon
释义	clay pigeon SEE SYNONYMS FOR clay pigeon ON THESAURUS.COM noun Trapshooting, Skeet. a disk of baked clay or other material hurled into the air from a trap as a target. Slang. a person in a situation likely to be taken advantage of by others. Origin of clay pigeon An Americanism dating back to 1885–90 Words nearby clay pigeon Claymation, clay mineral, claymore, claymore mine, claypan, clay pigeon, clay road, clay stone, Clayton, Clayton Antitrust Act, Clayton-Bulwer Treaty Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for clay pigeon Next morning the clay-pigeon match came off, as usual, on the grounds of the Springfield Gun Club. Harvard Stories\|Waldron Kintzing Post The annexed engravings show pictures of clay-pigeon shooting and of the firing of a ten-inch disappearing gun at Sandy Hook. Magic, Stage Illusions and Scientific Diversions Including Trick Photography\|Albert A. Hopkins British Dictionary definitions for clay pigeon clay pigeon noun a disc of baked clay hurled into the air from a machine as a target to be shot at US slang a person in a defenceless position; sitting duck Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with clay pigeon clay pigeon A person easily duped or taken advantage of, as in You're a clay pigeon for all of those telephone fund-raisers. The term alludes to the clay pigeon of trapshooting, which replaced the use of live birds in this sport in the 1860s. Its transfer to figurative use in the first half of the 1900s probably is explained by the much older slang use of pigeon for “dupe.” Also see fall guy. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to clay pigeon bird, skeet
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clay pigeon

noun

Origin of clay pigeon

Words nearby clay pigeon

Example sentences from the Web for clay pigeon

British Dictionary definitions for clay pigeon

noun

Idioms and Phrases with clay pigeon

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