10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POT SHOT»
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The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
potato hook | pot shot 1534 potato hook noun in electric line work, an insulated
line tool formally known as a fixed prong tie stick us • — A.B. Chance Co.,
Lineman's Slang Dictionary, p. 14, 1980 potato-masher noun a German
fragmentation ...
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006
Gazette, Chalky, Pot Shot, Porgy and Chandar raced across the open space,
dodging masses of falling masonry that sent showers of dirt and rocky shrapnel
into the air. “Bleedin' hell, it's just like old times!” yelled Porgy, flinching as chips
and ...
The clients get a bill in the mail and we do it by our billing status book. I didn't
schedule any new clients for today and am glad for that. I get a call from Frank.
He tells me that someone took a pot shot at him. Mr. Alexander was in a meeting
and ...
Elizabeth A. Deckard, 2011
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
In put on pot, to exaggerate, e.g. to overcharge: mid-C.19—early 20.—25. See go
to pot; moonshine in a mustard-pot; old pot; pot, v., 4; put (one's) pot on. pot, v. To
shoot or kill for the pot, i.e. for food; to kill by a pot-shot: coll.: 1860 (OED).—2.
pot-hunting (derog) entering a competition only in order to win a prize: He won so
many small tennis tournaments that his rivals accused him of pot-hunting. a pot-
shot an easy or casual shot that doesn't need careful aim: He took a pot-shot at a
...
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The Routledge Dictionary of Historical Slang
To shoot or kill for the pot, i.e. for food; to kill by a pot-shot: coll: 1860 (O.E.D.). 2.
v.i. to have a pot-shot, v.t. with at: 1854 (O.E.D.): coll till C.20, then S.E. cf. POT
AWAY. 3. To win, BAG: 1900, H.Nisbet, 'He has potted A-Z 4091.
Eric Partridge, Jacqueline Simpson, 1973
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The Oxford Desk Dictionary and Thesaurus
I 2 mixture, miscellany, assortment, olla podrida, gallimaufry, salmagundi,
patchwork. pot°sherd /pOtshard/ n. shard of pottery, esp. one found on an
archaeological site. pot'shot /pOtshOt/ n. 1 random shot. 2 shot aimed at an
animal, etc., within ...
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John Wayne Adventure Comics Collection, Numbers 4, 5, 6
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Yojimbo Press LLC, Toby/Minoan, 2014
3. conjecture, supposition, assumption, presumption, inference, surmise,
guesswork; hypothesis, postulate; random shot, pot shot, Inf. shot in the dark, Inf.
shot, SI. whack, SI. crack, SI. guesstimate. guesswork, n. conjecture, guess,
surmise, ...
Jerome Irving Rodale, 1978
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Introduction to Literature Revised Ed.
"No, you know the reason I took a pot shot at it, Loretta says. She says I was
temporarily insane. No kidding. From the shelling and all." X threaded his fingers,
once, through His dirty hair, then shielded hia eyes against the light again.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POT SHOT»
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TPP enters final negotiations
... signed by Labour in 2008, had been 11 times more successful than the most optimistic economic modelling, and he took a pot shot at Labour ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
Huckabee must have hit a nerve; Obama takes a swipe at him from …
President Obama took a pot shot at GOP presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee Monday at a brief news conference, calling his remarks about the ... «BizPac Review, Jul 15»
Gurdaspur Attack: 7 Killed In Deadly Strike On Punjab Police Station
But he also took a pot shot at the Opposition for refusing to let Parliament fuction. "Congress does not realize that they are not only harming the ... «Huffington Post India, Jul 15»
RSPCA looking for heartless culprit who shot a kitten with an air rifle …
To take a pot shot at an animal that's not bothering anyone is very disturbing.” RSPCA nurse Sheridan Bell with Hope, who is in ICU at the ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jul 15»
Rise of Donald Trump a real life horror flick for Republicans
“They were concerned about someone taking a pot shot at him,” said a Laredo bomb squad officer. The ostentatious wealth of Trump, whose ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
Gennady Golovkin Next Fight: 3 Potential Opponents Loom, Pros …
He prefers to avoid being hit and pot shot opponents; it will be up to Golovkin to corner him and make it exciting. Lara is also a 154-pounder, ... «Sports World News, Jul 15»
Mattoon 7-on-7 Saturday
... manager) autographed baseball, tickets to an Illinois basketball game, Holiday World tickets, 30 gift baskets and Pot Shot cards for gift cards. «Journal Gazette and Times-Courier, Jul 15»
AT&T Inc. Raises Contract Activation Fee; Debuts $15 Fee for “Next …
... might just present Mr. Legere with the perfect opportunity to take a pot shot at the company while simultaneously promoting his own company ... «Bidness ETC, Jul 15»
General Hospital Spoilers: Anthony Geary Slams Ron Carlivati and …
But he also took a pot shot at former GH exec producer Wendy Riche saying “she never much cared for me” then says his take on her was that ... «Celebrity Dirty Laundry, Jul 15»
Exchange-rate policy: read the small print
The article was not the magazine's finest and the press release took a pot shot at a legitimate target. The press release noted that western ... «BusinessDay, Jul 15»
