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Crack shot   /kræk ʃɑt/   Listen
Crack shot

noun
1.
Someone skilled in shooting.  Synonyms: marksman, sharpshooter.





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"Crack shot" Quotes from Famous Books



... stripped of everything but her guns and her steering gear, and everywhere she went she became a terror to the Spaniards. She dared to go anywhere and do anything. Every man on the ship was devoted to McCalla, and every gunner on board was a crack shot, because they were kept shooting at something all the time. If they couldn't find a Spanish gunboat to shoot at, they fired at ...
— Young Peoples' History of the War with Spain • Prescott Holmes
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... method of settling affairs of that nature, no personal encounter resulted between Jones and Mr. Parker. Jones, indeed, did not seem averse to such an issue, for he sent a friend to propose pistols, with which he was a crack shot. It is nevertheless a striking fact that Paul Jones, the desperate fighter, who was certainly as brave as any one, and was often placed in favorable situations for such settlements, never fought a duel. Add to this that his temper was quick and passionate, and that ...
— Paul Jones • Hutchins Hapgood
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Words linked to "Crack shot" :   sniper, Oakley, Annie Oakley, sharpshooter, shot, franc-tireur, rifleman, shooter, deadeye


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