sharpshooting en · NOUN
Etymology
From sharp + shooting; see sharpshooter.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Highly accurate marksmanship.
Daniel Boone's sharpshooting earned him a place in the annals of the American west.
1856, credited to Edward O. C. Ord., Soldiering in Oregon Owing to a want of proper concert among ourselves, I think, the battle became a series of detached skirmishes and sharpshootings, continuing all day […]
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sharpshootings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |