deadeye
deadeye Lexical Profile
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• noun
An expert marksman or shooter with exceptionally accurate aim.
"She proved herself to be a true deadeye at the regional archery tournament."
North American A strong coffee beverage consisting of a cup of drip-brewed coffee combined with one or more shots of espresso.
"After studying all night for his final exams, he ordered a large deadeye at the campus cafe."
A round, flattish wooden block pierced with three holes through which a lanyard is rove, used on traditional sailing vessels to extend the shrouds and stays.
"The shipwright carefully replaced the weathered oak deadeyes along the vessel's lower rigging."
• adjective
Having unerring aim or accuracy; exceptionally precise.
"The point guard is a deadeye shooter from beyond the three-point arc."
• Rhymes for deadeye
Word Origin & Etymology
Originally a 15th-century nautical term for a round wooden block pierced with three holes that resembled the eye sockets and nose of a skull ('dead man's eye'). The informal sense of an unerring marksman developed in American English in the late 19th century, combining 'dead' (meaning exact or absolute) with 'eye'.