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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Archery

/ärchərē/ · Arch·er·y · IPA /ˈɑɹt͡ʃəɹiː/
01 n. The use of the bow and arrows in battle, hunting, etc.; the art, practice, or skill of shooting with a bow and arrows.
  1. 1.
    The use of the bow and arrows in battle, hunting, etc.; the art, practice, or skill of shooting with a bow and arrows.
  2. 2.
    Archers, or bowmen, collectively.
    “Let all our archery fall off In wings of shot a-both sides of the van.” — Webster (1607).