skeet
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noun
a form of trapshooting in which two traps are used and targets are hurled singly or in pairs at varying elevations and speeds so as to simulate the angles of flight taken by game birds.
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Also called skeet shooting.
Origin of skeet
1Adopted in 1926 as the result of a contest to choose a name for the sport (the winner claimed that the word was “a very old form” of shoot1)
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[ skeet ]
/ skit /
noun Poker.
a hand consisting of a nine, five, two, and two other cards of denominations below nine but not of the same denomination, being of special value in certain games.
Origin of skeet
2Origin uncertain
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skeet3
[ skeet ]
/ skit /
verb (used with object) Southern U.S. and British Dialect.
to spit (saliva or a mouthful of other liquid) from the mouth, especially between the teeth.
to splash; spray: Skeet some cold water on your face to cool off.
Origin of skeet
31875–80; compare Scots skite, scoot in same sense, probably ultimately <Old Norse skýt-, stem of skjóta to shoot, propel dart (see shoot1)
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Example sentences from the Web for skeet
Jest skeeted along the side of your head and sort of paralysed ye for a spell.
Heart of the West|O. HenryI skeeted down them steps into the Common to let off my corked up risibilities.
The Humors of Falconbridge|Jonathan F. Kelley
British Dictionary definitions for skeet
skeet
/ (skiːt) /
noun
a form of clay-pigeon shooting in which targets are hurled from two traps at varying speeds and anglesAlso called: skeet shooting
Word Origin for skeet
C20: changed from Old Norse skeyti a thrown object, from skjōta to shoot
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