Tar"get (?), n.
1. A thin cut; a slice;
specif., of lamb, a piece consisting of the neck and breast joints.
[Eng.]
2. A tassel or pendent; also, a shred; tatter. [Obs. Scot.]
Tar"get (?), n. [OF. targette, dim. of OF. & F. targe, of Teutonic origin; cf. AS. targe, OD. targie, G. zarge a frame, case,
border, OHG. zarga, Icel. targa shield.]
1. A kind of small shield or buckler, used as a defensive weapon in war.
2. (a) A butt or mark to shoot
at, as for practice, or to test the accuracy of a
firearm, or the force of
a projectile.
(b) The pattern or arrangement of a series of
hits made by a
marksman on a butt or mark; as, he made a good
target.
3.
(Surveying) The
sliding crosspiece, or vane, on a leveling staff.
4. (Railroad) A conspicuous disk attached
to a switch
lever to show its position, or for use as a signal.
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