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Deadeye
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- 1 Very accurate in shooting or throwing. not-comparable
"Gross, only a 20-year-old junior, is a deadeye passer, a poised runner and a quick-thinking field general."
- 2 Cold; unfriendly. not-comparable
"The deadeye stare of the bassist was enough to make any normal person run."
- 1 A wooden disk having holes through which the lanyard is passed, used for tightening shrouds.
- 2 (nautical) a round hardwood disk with holes and a grooved perimeter used to tighten a shroud wordnet
- 3 A very accurate marksman.
"He taught both my mother and me to shoot, taught my mother so well that she became a better shot than he was--a real deadeye."
- 4 a dead shot wordnet
- 5 A penchant for noticing a particular thing, or a person who has such a penchant. uncommon
"He examined the cash balance daily, boasted he could pay off all debts in two hours, had a deadeye for fake figures in scanning a ledger, and personally audited the books each New Year's Day."
Etymology
From dead + eye. See glossary of nautical terms of "deadrise" for usage of "dead" to describe a stationary object or spatial stability of an object relative to motion. See nautical definition of "eye" for usage referring to the foremost part of a ship's bow that aims its orientation. For biological eye stabilization during head and neck movement, see vestibulo-ocular reflex
From dead + eye. See glossary of nautical terms of "deadrise" for usage of "dead" to describe a stationary object or spatial stability of an object relative to motion. See nautical definition of "eye" for usage referring to the foremost part of a ship's bow that aims its orientation. For biological eye stabilization during head and neck movement, see vestibulo-ocular reflex
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