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 |