Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of being gun-shy.
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Examples
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He was rapidly losing his gun-shyness, though fortunately his aim hadn't yet improved.
The Warslayer Edghill, Rosemary 2002
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The other rigs were hitched here and there at distances that varied as the gun-shyness of the horses.
The Adventures of Bobby Orde Stewart Edward White 1909
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