- clay pigeon
- noun Date: 1888 a saucer-shaped target usually made of baked clay or limestone and pitch and thrown from a trap in skeet and trapshooting
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Clay 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… … Wikipedia
clay 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 … English dictionary
clay pigeon — noun count a circular clay object thrown into the air by a machine so you can shoot at it … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
clay pigeon — ► NOUN ▪ a saucer shaped piece of baked clay or other material thrown up in the air as a target for shooting … English terms dictionary
clay 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 … English World dictionary
clay 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… … Dictionary of American idioms
clay 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… … Dictionary of American idioms
clay\ 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 … Словарь американских идиом
clay 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? … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
clay 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] ( … Useful english dictionary
Clay Pigeon Shooting Association — The Clay Pigeon Shooting Association (or CPSA) is the National Governing Body for Clay Target Shooting in England.[1] Founded in 1928, it is recognised by Sports England, the Department of the Environment, the Home Office, the Police etc. and it… … Wikipedia
