Literary notes about skeet (AI summary)
The word "skeet" appears in literature with a remarkable versatility. It is often used as a familiar form of address or nickname in dialogue, inviting readers to share in the intimacy and colloquial rhythms of conversation (e.g., [1], [2], [3]). At other times it functions as a surname or identifying marker, anchoring characters in a specific social or familial milieu (e.g., [4], [5], [6]). Moreover, the term extends beyond mere nomenclature to encompass activities and cultural practices, such as being associated with the sport of skeet shooting (e.g., [7], [8]) or serving as a metaphor for particular behaviors and attitudes (e.g., [9], [10]). This varied usage enriches the narrative by weaving together personal identity, cultural reference, and dynamic action.
- Then Mitch says: "Come on, Skeet, we're hired, we belong on this boat, we have a right to get on her, let's climb around there up to the deck."
— from Mitch Miller by Edgar Lee Masters - But I'll tell you this much, Skeet, we wouldn't be here to-night, and we wouldn't be on our way now to see Tom Sawyer if it warn't for one thing."
— from Mitch Miller by Edgar Lee Masters - Then Mitch called back and said, "I'm goin', Skeet—come for me—what time?"
— from Mitch Miller by Edgar Lee Masters - And she says, "No—never—I'd never take Skeet's share; that is Mitchie's share and his too."
— from Mitch Miller by Edgar Lee Masters - 1 Grigg W. E. surgeon 2 Vobbmeyer Frederick W 3 Browne Mrs 4 Lamb J. S. M.D. physician 5 Skeet Mrs 6 Saunders Frank Wood lane, Shepherd’s bush green .
— from Allen & Morton's West-London Directory for 1867 by Allen & Morton - My chum is Skeet Kirby, a boy as good as Huckleberry Finn, but different, as you'll see when you meet him.
— from Mitch Miller by Edgar Lee Masters - On the few good days we could go up on the stern and shoot skeet.
— from The Biography of a Rabbit by Roy Benson - "Both Rick and I have fired automatic shotguns on a skeet range.
— from The Flaming Mountain: A Rick Brant Science-Adventure Story by Harold L. (Harold Leland) Goodwin - Much like a master skeet shooter who uses a .410 to make the sport more interesting, I have chosen to dry garden.
— from Gardening Without Irrigation: or without much, anyway by Steve Solomon - But it didn't strike me too funny, because I personally love skeet shooting.
— from Warren Commission (09 of 26): Hearings Vol. IX (of 15) by United States. Warren Commission