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Pot Shot

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Lit., a shot fired simply to fill the pot; hence, a shot fired at an animal or person when at rest or within easy range, or fired simply to kill, without reference to the rules of sport; a shot needling no special skill.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Pot Shot'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/pot-shot.html. 1828.
 
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