Emily Dickinson Lexicon

HIT, n.

1. A striking against; the collision of one body against another; the stroke or blow that touches any thing. So he the famed Cilician fencer prais'd, And at each hit with wonder seems amazed. Dryden.
2. A chance; a casual event; as, a lucky hit.
3. A lucky chance; a fortunate event. Dryden.
4. A term in back-gammon. Three hits are equal to a gammon.