deadeye, n.
1 Naut. a circular wooden block with a groove round the circumference to take a lanyard, used singly or in pairs to tighten a shroud.
2 US colloq. an expert marksman.

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deadeye

Nimrod, air hole, archer, armhole, artilleryman, blowhole, bowman, bullet-hole, bunghole, cannoneer, carabineer, crack shot, cringle, dead shot, eye, eyelet, gasket, good shot, grommet, guide, gun, gunman, gunner, hunter, keyhole, knothole, loop, loophole, manhole, marksman, markswoman, mousehole, musketeer, peephole, pigeonhole, pinhole, placket, placket hole, porthole, punch-hole, rifleman, sharpshooter, shooter, shot, sniper, spiracle, tap, targetshooter, toxophilite, trapshooter, vent, venthole

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