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deadeye
OXFORD DICTIONARY
deadeye, n.
1 Naut. a circular wooden block with a groove round the circumference to take a lanyard, used singly or in pairs to tighten a shroud.
2 US colloq. an expert marksman.
1 Naut. a circular wooden block with a groove round the circumference to take a lanyard, used singly or in pairs to tighten a shroud.
2 US colloq. an expert marksman.
THESAURUS
deadeye
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