dartchery

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Etymology[edit]

Blend of darts +‎ archery

Noun[edit]

dartchery (uncountable)

  1. A sport that is a combination of darts and archery. It was played at the Paralympics.
    • 1971, Jack Pollard, Ampol's Sporting Records, page 269:
      Among the most courageous—and successful—darts players are Australian, paralysed in the lower limbs and part of the trunk, who try their hands at dart-archery (often called dartchery).
    • 1972 May, Rehabilitation Record, volumes 13-14, page 27:
      Dartchery is also part of the archery game. Competitors, meeting in pairs, shoot at a dart archery target at 15 yards.
    • 1973, Sigma Signs, Delta Sigma Omicron Alpha Chapter, page 19:
      Two gold medals were awarded to Mary for her competition in intermediate archery and mixed dartchery.