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Archery, n. Also: archerie; archary, -arie, archorie; aircharie, -erie. [ME. archerye (a 1400), -erie, OF. archerie.] Archery. 1424 Acts II. 6/1.
Quhare … men may cum and … haif vsage of archary c1420 Wynt. ix. 3137.
Gud yomen for archery Rycht wele bodyn, and honestly a1500 Bk. Chess 2105.
Off archerye the rewll allhaile thai beire c1500-c1512 Dunb. G. Targe 191.
Dame Hamelynes … That hardy was, and hende in archery a1578 Pitsc. I. 163/15.
He wssit mekill huntting and halking … or archorie and wther knychtlie games Ib. 340/11.
Scho tuik ane interpryse of aircharie wpoun the Inglischemenis handis