"dead-eye Dick" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dead-eye Dicks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dead-eye Dick (plural dead-eye Dicks)
  1. A marksman who never misses.
    Sense id: en-dead-eye_Dick-en-noun-Un-d1pjY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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