archership

English

Etymology

archer + -ship

Noun

archership (uncountable)

  1. 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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