3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Dead-eye \Dead"-eye`\ (d[e^]d"[imac]`), n. (Naut.) A round, flattish, wooden block, encircled by a rope, or an iron band, and pierced with three holes to receive the lanyard; -- used to extend the shrouds and stays, and for other purposes. Called also {deadman's eye}. --Totten. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: deadeye n 1: a dead shot 2: (nautical) a round hardwood disk with holes and a grooved perimeter used to tighten a shroud From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 52 Moby Thesaurus words for "deadeye": Nimrod, air hole, archer, armhole, artilleryman, blowhole, bowman, bullet-hole, bunghole, cannoneer, carabineer, crack shot, cringle, dead shot, eye, eyelet, gasket, good shot, grommet, guide, gun, gunman, gunner, hunter, keyhole, knothole, loop, loophole, manhole, marksman, markswoman, mousehole, musketeer, peephole, pigeonhole, pinhole, placket, placket hole, porthole, punch-hole, rifleman, sharpshooter, shooter, shot, sniper, spiracle, tap, targetshooter, toxophilite, trapshooter, vent, venthole
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