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clay pigeon

A clay disk thrown as a flying target for skeet and trapshooting. Also called bird.

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clay pigeon

1. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a disc of baked clay hurled into the air from a machine as a target to be shot at

2. slang US a person in a defenceless position; sitting duck

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

clay′ pig′eon

a disk usu. of baked clay hurled into the air from a trap as a target in trapshooting or skeet.

[1885–90, Amer.]

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clay pigeon - target used in skeet or trapshooting

target - sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at

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