Clay Pigeon Definition

noun
A brittle, saucerlike disk as of baked clay, tossed into the air from a trap as a target in skeet and trapshooting.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Clay Pigeon

Noun

Singular:
clay pigeon
Plural:
clay-pigeons

Origin of Clay Pigeon

  • The term is a remnant of the history of trap shooting. Originally, live pigeons were used as targets, but they were gradually replaced with clay disks and ultimately banned. Later clay has been replaced with more suitable raw materials.

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