skeet 1
/skeet/ , n.
a form of trapshooting in which two traps are used and targets are hurled singly or in pairs at varying elevations and speeds so as to simulate the angles of flight taken by game birds. Also called skeet shooting .
[ adopted in 1926 as the result of a contest to choose a name for the sport (the winner claimed that the word was "a very old form" of SHOOT 1 ) ]
skeet 2
/skeet/ , n. Poker.
a hand consisting of a nine, five, two, and two other cards of denominations below nine but not of the same denomination, being of special value in certain games. Also called kilter, pelter .
[ orig. uncert. ]
skeet 3
/skeet/ , v.t. Southern U.S. and Brit. Dial.
1. to spit (saliva or a mouthful of other liquid) from the mouth, esp. between the teeth.
2. to splash; spray: Skeet some cold water on your face to cool off.
[ 1875-80; cf. Scots skite, scoot in same sense, prob. ult. skýt-, s. of skjóta to shoot, propel dart (see SHOOT 1 ) ]