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skeet
CIDE DICTIONARY
skeet, n. [Etymol. uncertain.].
A scoop with a long handle, used to wash the sides of a vessel, and formerly to wet the sails or deck. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
skeet, n. a shooting sport in which a clay target is thrown from a trap to simulate the flight of a bird.
Etymology
ON skj{oacute}ta SHOOT
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