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TRAPSHOOTING

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trap⋅shoot⋅ing

[trap-shoo-ting]
–noun
the sport of shooting at clay pigeons hurled into the air from a trap.
Compare skeet 1 .


Origin:
1870–75; trap 1 + shooting


trapshooter, noun
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trap·shoot·ing   (trāp'shōō'tĭng)   
n.   Sports
Shooting at clay pigeons hurled into the air from spring traps.
trap'shoot'er n.
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