单词 | prick-shaft |
释义 | † prick-shaftn. Obsolete. An arrow or ‘shaft’ used for shooting at a target or prick (prick n. 19). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > competitive shooting > archery > [noun] > target arrow mark arrow1394 flight1464 buttbolt1467 prick-shaft1538 forehand (shaft)1545 prick-arrow1547 rover1601 flight-shaft1609 flight-arrow1801 1538 in J. Raine Priory of Hexham (1864) I. App. p. clxiv My bowe and my qwyver with prike shaftes. 1541 Act 33 Hen. VIII c. 9 §2 Noe person above the saide age of xxiiij yeres shall shoote at any marke of xj score yardes or under, withe anye prickshafte or fleight. 1551 W. Turner New Herball sig. F vv Flechers make prykke shaftes of byrche because it is heuier than espe is. 1633 Match at Mid-night ii. sig. D4 Why, to shoote at Buts, when you shou'd use prick-shafts. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < |
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