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Meanings of shoot snipe in English

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Usage of shoot snipe in English
1
If you are a sportsman, you will desire to shoot snipe within sight of the President's house.
North America — Volume 2
2
Among us detectives it's come to their saying, 'Oh, Anisim has gone to shoot snipe!' That means looking for stolen goods.
The Witch, and Other Stories
3
Till I was eighteen I used to shoot snipes in a rushy bottom near Calverley Church.
A Perilous Secret
4
Geffery selected Binsey for the place of his sepulchre, because he was partial to the spot, having often shot snipe there.
Oxford
5
"You don't shoot snipe from horseback," I said sharply.
The Sunny Side
6
"Say, you can't shoot snipe with a pea-shooter."
The Story of the Foss River Ranch: A Tale of the Northwest
7
"Look you now, master parson," growled the offender, "you are thin in the legs, but I am not too drunk to shoot snipe."
Hetty Wesley
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