(1):

(v. i.) To shoot at detached men of an enemy's forces at long range, esp. when not in action; - often with at.

(2):

(v. t.) To shoot at (detached men of an enemy's force) at long range, esp. when not in action.

(3):

(v. i.) To shoot or hunt snipe.

(4):

(v. t.) To nose (a log) to make it drag or slip easily in skidding.

(5):

(n.) Any one of numerous species of limicoline game birds of the family Scolopacidae, having a long, slender, nearly straight beak.

(6):

(n.) A fool; a blockhead.