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Mar 29, 2006

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Words related to archery

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parthian shot
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bull's-eye
toxophilite
best gold

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bull's-eye

noun:
1. The center of a target.
2. A direct hit.
3. A convex lens or a lantern with such a lens in it.

[Why bull's eye? Why not a cat's eye or a dog's eye? Nobody knows. Perhaps it's an indication of the earlier agro-economy and the importance of bovine animals in it. It was probably suggested by the similarity of a bull's round eye with that of a target.]

"For the first time, there are four debates and for every one of them, the three opposition leaders will be looking at Mr. Martin as a man with a bull's-eye on his forehead."
Greg McArthur; On Deck; Globe and Mail (Toronto, Canada); Dec 2, 2005.

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