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Definition of Bull's-eye
Bull's´-eye` | n. | 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. | | 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. | | 10. | something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal; as, to score a bull's eye. |
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