(clay) pigeon

  • 1Clay pigeon — may refer to the target of the sport of clay pigeon shooting Clay pigeon floor procedure, a strategy used in the U.S. Senate The Clay Pigeon, a 1949 film noir Clay Pigeons, a 1998 film This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the… …

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  • 2clay pigeon — clay pigeons N COUNT: usu N n Clay pigeons are discs of baked clay which are thrown into the air by a machine as targets for gun shooting practice. ...hunting and clay pigeon shooting …

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  • 3clay pigeon — noun count a circular clay object thrown into the air by a machine so you can shoot at it …

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  • 4clay pigeon — ► NOUN ▪ a saucer shaped piece of baked clay or other material thrown up in the air as a target for shooting …

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  • 5clay pigeon — ☆ clay pigeon n. a brittle, saucerlike disk as of baked clay, tossed into the air from a trap as a target in skeet and trapshooting …

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  • 6clay pigeon — {n.}, {slang}, {informal} 1. A popular target at practice shooting made of clay and roughly resembling a pigeon; an easy target that doesn t move. * /All he can shoot is a clay pigeon./ 2. A person who, like a clay pigeon in target practice, is… …

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  • 7clay pigeon — {n.}, {slang}, {informal} 1. A popular target at practice shooting made of clay and roughly resembling a pigeon; an easy target that doesn t move. * /All he can shoot is a clay pigeon./ 2. A person who, like a clay pigeon in target practice, is… …

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  • 8clay\ pigeon — noun slang informal 1. A popular target at practice shooting made of clay and roughly resembling a pigeon; an easy target that doesn t move. All he can shoot is a clay pigeon. 2. A person who, like a clay pigeon in target practice, is immobilized …

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  • 9clay pigeon — n. a gullible person; a pigeon. (Underworld.) □ We need a clay pigeon to divert attention from the snatch. □ Who’s gonna be the clay pigeon for the bank caper? …

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  • 10clay pigeon shooting — UK US noun [uncountable] british the sport of shooting circular clay objects known as clay pigeons that are thrown into the air by a machine Thesaurus: sports involving shooting objectshyponym * * * ˌclay ˈpigeon shooting [clay pigeon shooting] ( …

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