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English
Etymology
archer + -ship
Noun
archership (uncountable)
- The skill of an archer.
- 1791, William Cowper (translator), The Odyssey of Homer, Book 19, in The Poetical Works of William Cowper, London: William Smith, 1839, p. 492,
- I shall fix,
- This day, the rings for trial to them all
- Of archership;
1883, G. A. Henty, chapter 11, in Under Drake’s Flag, London: Blackie and Son, page 184:“We can reckon on killing a stag, if he will stand still, at a hundred and fifty yards,” Ned said, “or running, at a hundred; don’t you think so?”
“Well, six times out of seven we ought to at any rate,” Tom replied, “or our Devonshire archership has deserted us.”
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