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: an archery pastime like roving except that the marks are always at short range

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“Hoyle shooting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hoyle%20shooting. Accessed 25 May. 2022.

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