Meaning

1 senses
  1. (attributive)The act of shooting an object off the top of a person's head.

Origin

After the legendary Swiss folk hero said to have shot an apple off his son's head with an

After the legendary Swiss folk hero said to have shot an apple off his son's head with an arrow.

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