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Definition of “clay-pigeon”

clay-pigeon (ˌkleɪˈpɪdʒɪn) 

Definitions

adjective

  1. (shooting) denotinɡ a form of shootinɡ in which the tarɡet is a disc of baked clay hurled into the air from a machine ⇒ clay-pigeon shooting

Example Sentences Including 'clay-pigeon'

But it seems the company is not much longer for the rarefied world of the clay-pigeon shooter.
Independent (1998)
Golf, squash, fishing, barge trips, horse-riding, and clay-pigeon shooting can be arranged locally at extra charge.
Sedgbeer, Sandra The A-Z of Beauty Treatment
Superstar George Digweed has won 11 world clay-pigeon shooting titles.
Sun, News of the World (2002)

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