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shoot-off

or shoot·off

[ shoot-awf, -of ]

/ ˈʃutˌɔf, -ˌɒf /

noun

a final or additional contest to decide the winner in a rifle or pistol competition.

Words nearby shoot-off

shoot the works, shoot through, shoot up, shoot, if you must, this old gray head, shoot-'em-up, shoot-off, shoot-up, shootaround, shootdown, shooter, shootie

Origin of shoot-off

see origin at shoot¹, -off

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