| aim | [archery] show applause, shout approval [of] |
| aim | [archery] guide one's efforts, help one's aim |
| Apollo | Greek sun god, who pulls the sun across the sky in a horse-drawn chariot; god of prophecy [speaking through the Delphi oracle, poetry, music, archery, and healing |
| butt | goal, aim, target [as in archery] |
| carry | [archery] send, shoot |
| cleave the pin | [archery] split the peg in the middle of a target |
| clout | [archery] pin fixing a target, cloth patch at the centre of a target; mark, bull |
| cry | [archery] show applause, shout approval [of] |
| draw | [archery] draw back a bow-string |
| flight | archery contest, flight-shooting |
| forehand | [archery] shooting straight ahead |
| level | [archery] direct aim, target, range |
| loose | [archery] moment of release, crucial point |
| loose | [archery] shoot an arrow |
| Parthian | from Parthia, ancient kingdom of W Asia; known for skilled horsemen and archery |
| pin | [archery] peg in the middle of a target; centre |
| unbent | [archery] not bent, not prepared to release an arrow |
| upshoot | [archery] final shot, determining shot |
| upshot | remaining stroke, final shot [as in archery, determining the result] |
| white | [archery] white ring at the centre of a target |