deadeye
Americannoun
plural
deadeyes-
Nautical. either of a pair of disks of hardwood having holes through which a lanyard is rove: used to tighten shrouds and stays.
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an expert marksman.
noun
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nautical either of a pair of disclike wooden blocks, supported by straps in grooves around them, between which a line is rove so as to draw them together to tighten a shroud Compare bull's-eye
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informal an expert marksman
Etymology
Origin of deadeye
1740–50; dead + eye; as nautical term, probably ellipsis from deadman's eye, Middle English dedmaneseye deadeye
Example Sentences
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The Big Ten Boilermakers have weapons all over the court in likely NBA lottery pick Jaden Ivey, 6-10 Trevion Williams, deadeye 3-point shooter Sasha Stefanovic and Edey.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 24, 2022
Behind the square jaw, deadeye stare and Marine Corps growl, former special counsel Robert S. Mueller III does have a soft spot when it comes to answering tough questions in congressional hearings.
From Washington Post • Jul. 21, 2019
Carmen Christopher pairs his deadeye glare with a similar, Tasmanian devil abandon, but his sketch about a robot who does high kicks while passing out water does become tedious.
From New York Times • Mar. 10, 2015
Even deadeye sharpshooter Reggie Miller clapped his wrists when releasing the ball.
From Forbes • Aug. 26, 2014
But she couldn’t understand why God would hold that against her or against Monica Mathers, who’d never started a war or killed anybody, and whose deadeye three-pointers were straight-up amazing.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
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