deadeye

Meanings

1. Very accurate in shooting or throwing.
2. Cold; unfriendly.

1. A wooden disk having holes through which the lanyard is passed, used for tightening shrouds.
2. A very accurate marksman.
3. A penchant for noticing a particular thing, or a person who has such a penchant.

Etymology

From dead + eye. See glossary of nautical terms of "deadrise" for usage of "dead" to describe a stationary object or spatial stability of an object relative to motion. See nautical definition of "eye" for usage referring to the foremost part of a ship's bow that aims its orientation. For biological eye stabilization during head and neck movement, see vestibulo-ocular reflex