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Webster 1913 Edition


Bull's-eye

Bull’s′-eyeˊ

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Noun.
1.
(Naut.)
A small circular or oval wooden block without sheaves, having a groove around it and a hole through it, used for connecting rigging.
2.
A small round cloud, with a ruddy center, supposed by sailors to portend a storm.
3.
A small thick disk of glass inserted in a deck, roof, floor, ship’s side, etc., to let in light.
4.
A circular or oval opening for air or light.
5.
A lantern, with a thick glass lens on one side for concentrating the light on any object; also, the lens itself.
Dickens.
6.
(Astron.)
Aldebaran, a bright star in the eye of Taurus or the Bull.
7.
(Archery & Gun.)
The center of a target.
8.
A thick knob or protuberance left on glass by the end of the pipe through which it was blown.
9.
A small and thick old-fashioned watch.
[Colloq.]

Definition 2024


bull's-eye

bull's-eye

See also: bullseye and bull's eye

English

Noun

bull's-eye (plural bull's-eyes)

  1. Alternative spelling of bull's eye