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archership

archership noun: the skill of an archer.

Noun

archership (uncountable)

  1. The skill of an archer.
    • […] I shall fix,
      This day, the rings for trial to them all
      Of archership;1791, William Cowper (translator), The Odyssey of Homer, Book 19, in The Poetical Works of William Cowper, London: William Smith, 1839, p. 492
    • “We can reckon on killing a stag, if he will stand still, at a hundred and fifty yards,” Ned said, “or running, at a hundred; don’t you think so?”
      “Well, six times out of seven we ought to at any rate,” Tom replied, “or our Devonshire archership has deserted us.”1883, G. A. Henty, chapter 11, in Under Drake’s Flag, London: Blackie and Son, page 184

Origin of archership

From archer + -ship.

Questions about archership

What does archership mean?
Archership means the skill of an archer.
What part of speech is archership?
Archership is a noun.

Words near archership in the dictionary

  1. archeries
  2. archeriid
  3. archeriids
  4. archerite
  5. archers
  6. archership
  7. Archerton
  8. archery
  9. archery ground
  10. archery tag
  11. arches

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