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clay pigeon
clay pigeonn. A clay disk thrown as a flying target for skeet and trapshooting. Also called bird.clay pigeon n 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 clay′ pig′eon
n. a disk usu. of baked clay hurled into the air from a trap as a target in trapshooting or skeet. [1885–90, Amer.] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  clay pigeon - target used in skeet or trapshootingtarget, butt - sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at |
clay pigeon
clay pigeonA person who is easily exploited, deceived, or taken advantage of, especially due to being in a position of vulnerability. Likened to the clay pigeons (small clay discs) used as targets in trapshooting. Primarily heard in US, South Africa. He was used as a clay pigeon by the mafia, who laundered money through his accounts.See also: clay, pigeonclay pigeonA person easily duped or taken advantage of, as in You're a clay pigeon for all of those telephone fund-raisers. The term alludes to the clay pigeon of trapshooting, which replaced the use of live birds in this sport in the 1860s. Its transfer to figurative use in the first half of the 1900s probably is explained by the much older slang use of pigeon for "dupe." Also see fall guy. See also: clay, pigeonclay pigeon n. a gullible person; a pigeon. (Underworld.) We need a clay pigeon to divert attention from the snatch. See also: clay, pigeonclay pigeon
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