ARCHERY

archery

(noun) the sport of shooting arrows with a bow

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

archery (countable and uncountable, plural archeries)

(uncountable) The practice or sport of shooting arrows with a bow.

(countable) A group of archers.

Source: Wiktionary


Arch"er*y, n. Etym: [OE. archerie.]

1. The use of the bow and arrows in battle, hunting, etc.; the art, practice, or skill of shooting with a bow and arrows.

2. Archers, or bowmen, collectively. Let all our archery fall off In wings of shot a-both sides of the van. Webster (1607).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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