wing shooting
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of wing shooting
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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Brown missed the first two games with a sore back, but was immediately put into the Lakers’ rotation in their desperate search for wing shooting.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 23, 2022
“He was a tremendous ambassador for our state and showed off the best wing shooting that South Dakota has to offer,” she said.
From Washington Times • Sep. 12, 2020
In the works for the past three years, the ratings system was launched with the awarding in February of a single trident for excellence in wing shooting to Cheyenne Ridge Signature Lodge in Pierre, S.D.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2010
In wing shooting, the gun is never aimed directly at the object to be struck, except on the rare occasion of a straightaway bird, neither rising nor falling.
From Time Magazine Archive
Part II deals with rifle shooting, giving full instruction for target practice, snap shooting, and wing shooting.
From Apple Growing by Burritt, M. C.
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