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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In trap-shooting, a competition from which a contestant retires upon missing a target.

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Examples

  • Top Malaysian Azizal Awang won the men's keirin final ahead of compatriot Josiah Ng, while Australian world champion Cameron Meyer took out the points score miss-and-out.

    The Sydney Morning Herald News Headlines 2009

  • Top Malaysian Azizal Awang won the men's keirin final ahead of compatriot Josiah Ng, while Australian world champion Cameron Meyer took out the points score miss-and-out.

    Latest News - Yahoo!7 News 2009

  • Or been caught in the middle of a sketchy overlap situation in a miss-and-out race at the local velodrome for those of you "trackies" that don't know what that is, it's the origin of that fugly thing between your legs sans the 1"-risers and Ourys.

    Urban Alienation: Cultural Carnage and Alleycats BikeSnobNYC 2008

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