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▪ I. rebounding, vbl. n.|rɪˈbaʊndɪŋ| [f. rebound v. + -ing1.] The action of the vb. rebound, in various senses; an instance of this. Also attrib.
1382Wyclif Wisd. xvii. 18 The aȝeen sounende rebounding of sound fro the heȝest hillis maden them failende for drede. c1440Partonope 4212 This hors..was euer neyng And ther to so gretly reboundyng Hit made. 1526Pilgr. Perf. (W. de W. 1531) 30 By reason of the great refleccyon or rebownynge of the sayd beame it causeth an hete. 1582Stanyhurst æneis, etc. (Arb.) 138 Now doe they rayse gastly lyghtnings, now grislye reboundings Of ruffe raffe roaring. a1635Sibbes Confer. Christ & Mary (1656) 88 This reflection, this return, this rebounding back to God. 1698Capt. Langford in Phil. Trans. XX. 414 The Reverse or Rebounding back of the Wind. b. spec. in Basketball, the action of catching a rebound (rebound n. 3 a). Also attrib.
1954Basketball (‘Know the Game’ Series) 35 (heading) Rebounding. 1957Encycl. Brit. III. 181 Rebounding,..the fundamental ability to get proper position, time the jump and properly retrieve rebounds is a vital part of the game. 1969Eugene (Oregon) Register-Guard 3 Dec. 1d/4 The rebounding was that close only because the hosts had trouble getting going on the backboards. 1972N.Y. Times 4 June 7/4 Bill Moore, who holds most of Susquehanna University's rebounding records, has been appointed assistant basketball coach at the university. 1976Springfield (Mass.) Daily News 22 Apr. 39/1 We lost this game chiefly for two reasons: offensive rebounding (16–10 Celts with Cowens pulling nine) and turnovers (the Braves coughing up 30 to 17). ▪ II. rebounding, ppl. a.|rɪˈbaʊndɪŋ| [-ing2.] That rebounds, in various senses of the vb.
1382Wyclif Prov. xviii. 4 The reboundende [L. redundans] welle of wisdam. 1555Eden Decades 134 The re⁓boundyng noyse of a horseman comminge. 1635Swan Spec. M. vii. §3 (1643) 348 The harmlesse choristers of the rebounding woods. 1667Milton P.L. x. 417 Chaos..with rebounding surge the barrs assaild. 1790A. Wilson Poems, Thunder Storm, Trembling he stops,..When bursting, harsh, rebounding thunders roll! 1822Good Study Med. II. 26 The dicrotic, coturnising, and inciduous [pulses]..as mere subvarieties of the rebounding, or redoubling. b. rebounding lock, a gun-lock fitted with a ‘rebounder’.
1871Greener Mod. Breech-loaders 32 We consider that sufficient striking power cannot be imparted to the rebounding lock to insure certainty of ignition with the cartridges as now made. 1881― Gun 259. |