See Also: one-shot(dictionary)
shot(4)(dictionary)
shot(3)(dictionary)
shot put(encyclopedia)
big shot(dictionary)
flu shot(medicine)
shot(2)(dictionary)
shot(1)(dictionary)
pot shot(dictionary)
pot-shot(dictionary)

gleed (iou) and pot shot (oh)


gleed (iou)



gleed noun. [gli:d]
[Old English gled = Old Frisian gled, Old Saxon glod- (Dutch gloed), Old High German gluot (German Glut), Old Norse gloe, ult. from Germanic base of GLOW verb1.]
An ember, a live coal; a (glowing) fire. Now dial. or arch. OE.
A spark or glimmer (of fire); a beam (of light). Now dial. M16.
In pl. Cinders; coke used as fuel. dial. M19.

pot shot (oh)



n
[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: pot + shot; from the idea of shooting something to cook it and eat it]
take a pot shot at sb/sth
a) to shoot at someone or something without aiming very carefully
::The boy took a pot shot at a pigeon with his air gun.
b) to criticize someone or something unfairly without thinking carefully about it
::He enjoys taking pot shots at the government whenever the opportunity arises.