English Explanatory Dictionary

William Tell

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The act of shooting an object off the top of a person's head.

Word forms

William Tell

Etymology

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

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