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Archery \Arch"er*y\, n. [OE. archerie.]
1. The use of the bow and arrows in battle, hunting, etc.;
the art, practice, or skill of shooting with a bow and
arrows.
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2. Archers, or bowmen, collectively.
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Let all our archery fall off
In wings of shot a-both sides of the van. --Webster
(1607).
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