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(abrv.) (n.) Archer
Spanish archer is British slang for a rejection or dismissal.
A knot which forms a permanent loop in a rope. It is one of the strongest knots known to any sailor. Was originally a special knot use by archers for securing their bowstrings.
two thousand pounds (£2,000), late 20th century, from the Jeffrey Archer court case in which he was alleged to have bribed call-girl Monica Coughlan with this amount.
give someone the Spanish archer
Vrb phrs. To dismiss, to sack. A pun on the 'Spanish archer' being called El Bow, thus 'give someone the elbow' (dismiss someone). E.g."I found out she was having it away with the milkman, so I gave her the old spanish archer."
Archer is British slang for Å“ (The amount paid to the prostitute Monica Coughlan by JeffreyArcher the author and Conservative politician).
Noun. See 'give the spanish archer'.
The Spanish archer is British slang for a rejection.
 To tell extravagant stories, to exaggerate overmuch; same as “throw the hatchet.†From the extremely wonderful stories which used to be told of the Norman archers, and more subsequently of Indians’ skill with the tomahawk.
Noun. £2000. From the amount of money given by Jeffrey Archer to a prostitute (Monica Coughlan) to enable her to leave the country, and in order to buy her silence over services rendered. Jeffrey Archer, ex-member of Parliament and best selling author, served a prison sentence for perjury and perverting the course of justice.
(acr.) (phrase) One of four disciplines that includes the following classes: Gladiator, Marauder, Pugilist, Archer and Lancer and their respective jobs.
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A lover of archery; one devoted to archery.
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A piece used in the game of chess, bearing a representation of a bishop's miter; -- formerly called archer.
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A distance of twenty yards; -- a term used in ancient archery and gunnery.
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The act of one who, or that which, shoots; as, the shooting of an archery club; the shooting of rays of light.
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One who shoots, as an archer or a gunner.
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Archers, or bowmen, collectively.
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A large shield covering the whole body, carried by a pavisor, who sometimes screened also an archer with it.
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A tough, elastic wood, often used for the shafts of gigs, archery bows, fishing rods, and the like. Also, the tree which produces this wood, Duguetia Quitarensis (a native of Guiana and Cuba), and several other trees of the same family (Anonaseae).
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Any collection of things bound together; a bundle; specifically, a bundle of arrows sufficient to fill a quiver, or the allowance of each archer, -- usually twenty-four.
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Specifically, the central part of the butt in archery, which was formerly painted white; the center of a mark at which a missile is shot.
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The art or skill of an archer.
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The ninth of the twelve signs of the zodiac, which the sun enters about November 22, marked thus [/] in almanacs; the Archer.
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An archer; one who uses bow.
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A genus of fishes comprising the archer fishes. See Archer fish.
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The Arsenal in Venice; -- so called from having a figure of an archer over the door.
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A female archer.
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A man who uses a bow; an archer.
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A shield of basket work formerly used by archers as a shelter from the enemy's missiles.
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The point on a target at which an archer aims; the mark; the pin.
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