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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A free ticket or pass.

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  • noun United States sharpshooter who was featured in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show (1860-1926)

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[After Annie Oakley (from the association of the punched ticket with one of her bullet-riddled targets).]

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