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Deadeye

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Noun

1. deadeye

a dead shot

2. deadeye

(nautical) a round hardwood disk with holes and a grooved perimeter used to tighten a shroud

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Deadeye

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noun
1. nautical
either of a pair of disclike wooden blocks, supported by straps in grooves around them, between which a line is rove so as to draw them together to tighten a shroud
Compare bull's-eye (sense 9)
2. mainly US informal
an expert marksman

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Deadeye

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noun
1. 
a round, flat block of wood with three holes in it for a lanyard, used in pairs on a sailing ship to hold the shrouds and stays taut
2.  Slang
an accurate marksman

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Deadeye

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n.
1. Nautical A flat hardwood disk with a grooved perimeter, pierced by three holes through which the lanyards are passed, used to fasten the shrouds.
2. Slang An expert shooter: a deadeye with the rifle.

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