shootery

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shootery

/ˈʃuːtəɹi/

Rhymes with -uːtəɹi

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From shoot + -ery.

noun shooteries

uncommon, uncountable, usually Synonym of marksmanship (“the art of shooting”). Come, girls, there's rumoured war, so practice archery, And drill yourselves in shootery and marchery; And if you think you'd like to have a colonel, one You'll find in me, [illegible]. —The Office Boy's Maternal One.
Similar: marksmanship
countable, uncommon, usually Synonym of shooting range (“a place to practice marksmanship”). Mother—"Husband, that shooter-tutor is too hard on the boy. The bows are too big and the lad is kept at his home-work so long and so late that his little arms are all lame and he doesn't sleep at night." Father—"Oh, don't worry, mother, that'll be all right. The shooter ought to know his business."
Similar: shooting range
uncommon, uncountable, usually Shooting; hunting. After Theodoric came the long night of war, and darkness, and devastation. Sixtus V., an able pontiff, furthered the projects of some of his better predecessors, but died of course in the middle of his work. Pope after pope that came after him projected and prated in their sleepy way. One formed a c

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@misc{shootery_2026,
  title = {shootery},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shootery},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}