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Definition of Sharpshoot
1. Verb. Aim and shoot with great precision.
Generic synonyms: Blast, Shoot
Derivative terms: Sharpshooter, Sharpshooter, Snipe, Sniper
Definition of Sharpshoot
1. Verb. To shoot with precision. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sharpshoot
Literary usage of Sharpshoot
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1865)
"The Federals bullets cutting a new rent in the dismounted many of their cavalry-
glorious old ensign. men; and their line of sharpshoot- The enemy now ..."
2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"... Greener, 'sharpshoot- tng for Sport and War' (London 1900) ; Hudson, 'Modern
Rifle Shooting from the American Standpoint' (New York 1903) ; Kephart, ..."
3. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1867)
"... he is making rapid progress in pushing it forward, unmolested by the fire of
a single gun, and with scarcely any annoyance from oui' sharpshoot- ere. ..."
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