DT GK

[seekeerz]

Last one to find - 18a A target for long-distance shooting in archery [5] I have r-v-r and as an ex archer, this rings no bells with me. Any help would be great

[roslyn251254]

rover?

[seekeerz]

well i wondered about that - I should have asked rockfordill earlier !!

[rockfordill]

Hi Steff and R
Hope you both have a good weekend
I'm embarrassed to say that I was not sure but also opted for rover
but I could stand to be corrected - never engaged in long distance
archery - only the target stuff
J

[seekeerz]

Hi J - my immediate thought was 'clout' that's what long distance archery means to me so I'm really non the wiser with this one. we'll see what the others come up with.

[MrJabezClegg]

Chambers gives
a random or distant mark (archery)

[rockfordill]

Yes clout was the only word I knew in the long distance game
but there was no way it could fit - and to rove is an old
old archery term ??
J

[jno]

sounds like one of those words better known to dictionary readers than to archers, then.

[seekeerz]

you're right on the money jno !!

[jetendy]

My Chambers gives Rover as "a random or distant mark" (archery)

[Strix]

From memory, "Rovers" was the sport of long-distance archery. (I used to do a lot of archery when at school).

I think I now know how KM has Rover as the target - this is from Merriam-Webster (American) dictionary online "1 : a random or long-distance mark in archery — usually used in plural"

If Kate is using Merriam-Webster that would explain a lot of the Americanisms that we creep into the DTGK and Herculis!!

[NelliO]

I too struggled with this and finally opted for Rover but it would be better I feel if the GK Xword used fewer Americanisms. The English language has a wealth of old words if KM would care to use them.

[seekeerz]

Oh don't encourage them !!!

Thanks everyone I shall put rover and consider myself eddicated !!!

[Trish 125]

The Oxford Encyclopedic Dictionary defines ROVER as "Archery--mark for long distance shooting" English enough?

[seekeerz]

thanks trish, I think I'm convinced now