clay pigeon
noun
: a saucer-shaped target usually made of baked clay or limestone and pitch and thrown from a trap in skeet and trapshooting
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My teenage son and I spent a great hour clay pigeon shooting and watched a group enjoying archery.
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Jonathan Samuels, theweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Perry remembers them meeting at a clay pigeon shoot, long a popular activity for political fundraising in Texas.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American-Statesman, 1 July 2024
Over the summer the museum changed its name to the London Museum as part of a rebrand that included redesigning its logo, which is now a white clay pigeon that has emptied its bowels of golden excrement.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 6 Sep. 2024
But today, regular, non-avian shooting remains popular at the summer games, typically involving the use of clay pigeons.
—Justin Klawans, The Week Us, theweek, 9 Aug. 2024
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Jonathan Samuels, theweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Perry remembers them meeting at a clay pigeon shoot, long a popular activity for political fundraising in Texas.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American-Statesman, 1 July 2024
Over the summer the museum changed its name to the London Museum as part of a rebrand that included redesigning its logo, which is now a white clay pigeon that has emptied its bowels of golden excrement.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 6 Sep. 2024
But today, regular, non-avian shooting remains popular at the summer games, typically involving the use of clay pigeons.
—Justin Klawans, The Week Us, theweek, 9 Aug. 2024
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“Clay pigeon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clay%20pigeon. Accessed 14 Jan. 2025.
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