There's No Such Thing as #Snipe ... or /is/ there?

'That word' (below-hyperlinked to a summary 'bio' of The Supreme Snipesman) is built on an even-deeper source ... something crucial that firms the foundation upon which our lexicon stands ...

The word “Snipe” (a Long-Billed Marsh Bird) is built on ancient words that mean "|Sandpiper, |Snipper." 
The '|Sharp|shooting from a Hidden Place'-sense--now usually referring to Covert Assassins--originally referred to "|Hunting Snipe as Game." #Sniped #Sniping #Sniper





Apparently there were absolutely no snipe in the woods where the Cheers-guys took Frasier Crane out to hunt them (initiating Diane's young psychiatrist boyfriend into the bar-fraternity).

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