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dead-eye Dick

dead-eye Dick noun: a marksman who never misses.

Noun

dead-eye Dick (plural dead-eye Dicks)

  1. A marksman who never misses.
    • Unless the hunter is a dead-eye Dick, lighter guns may not kill cleanly.1962, Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees, Journal - Volumes 71-72
    • "What a shot! What a dead-eye Dick!" the guy with the apron would say as he pointed to me and yelled out to the passing crowd.1996, Robert Gish, Bad Boys and Black Sheep: Fateful Tales from the West, page 36
    Synonyms:
    deadeye

Synonyms of dead-eye Dick

Forms of dead-eye Dick

pluraldead-eye Dicks
alternative formDeadeye Dick

Questions about dead-eye Dick

What does dead-eye Dick mean?
Dead-eye Dick means a marksman who never misses.
What part of speech is dead-eye Dick?
Dead-eye Dick is a noun.
What is the plural of dead-eye Dick?
The plural of dead-eye Dick is dead-eye Dicks.

Words near dead-eye Dick in the dictionary

  1. dead-ender
  2. dead-enders
  3. dead-ending
  4. dead-ends
  5. dead-eye
  6. dead-eye Dick
  7. dead-eye Dicks
  8. dead-eyed
  9. dead-eyes
  10. dead-handed
  11. dead-handedness

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