clay pigeon

noun

: a circular object made of baked clay that people throw into the air and shoot at to practice their shooting skills

Full Definition of CLAY PIGEON

: a saucer-shaped target usually made of baked clay or limestone and pitch and thrown from a trap in skeet and trapshooting

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