Kentucky windage

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noun Slang.

a method of correcting for windage, gravity, etc., by aiming a weapon to one side of the target instead of by adjusting the sights.

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Unlike former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, Huckabee is not immediately forming an exploratory committee.
Can Huckabee Convert the GOP’s Moneymen?|Lloyd Green|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
We are not told that Cooper had been able to vote without hindrance when she lived in Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and Ohio.
Dr. King Goes to Hollywood: The Flawed History of ‘Selma’|Gary May|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The Kentucky senator seems to be making the ‘Seinfeld’ holiday a tradition on Twitter.
Rand Paul Has a Few Festivus Grievances|Ben Jacobs|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Kentucky Republican also mentioned several potential GOP rivals in 2016.
Rand Paul Has a Few Festivus Grievances|Ben Jacobs|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The biggest blowback will be against the ‘reforming’ Kentucky senator, because Republicans back cops, period.
GOP Won’t Forgive Rand for Cop Critique|Lloyd Green|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He considered her the equal to any Newbolt that ever straddled a horse and rode over from Kentucky.
The Bondboy|George W. (George Washington) Ogden
I know for a fact, that his race horses literally ran away with the prettiest bit of Kentucky farming land I ever laid eyes upon.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
Much attention is paid to the selection of soil, that the light standard of Kentucky leaf may be further advanced.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
The Kentucky planter prides himself on the superior quality of tobacco, as well as his famous blooded stock.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
In manners affable, and in benevolence unsurpassed, the Kentucky planter gains the plaudits of all.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.