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Sokol|ˈsɒkɒl|
[Czech, lit. ‘falcon’.]
A Slav gymnastic society first formed in Prague in 1862 (and disbanded in Czechoslovakia in 1952), bearing the falcon as its ensign, and aiming to promote a communal spirit and physical fitness. Also, (a member of) a club in this society.
1910W. S. Monroe Bohemia x. 189 The organization of the Sokols in 1862 has undoubtedly been the most forceful factor in the social unification of the Bohemian people. Ibid. 194 A great gathering of all the Sokol unions of the world was called at Prague in 1887. 1915Scotsman 10 Feb. 10/1 The gymnastic volunteer organizations (‘sokols’) which are popular among all the Slav nationalities of Austria. 1920Public Opinion 2 July 17/2 Over 100,000 Sokols have responded to the call and of that number 50,000 have been selected—27,000 men and 23,000 women. 1925E. I. Robson Wayfarer in Czecho-Slovakia viii. 126 It is a fine sight to see a really big Sokol exhibition, hundreds of men or girls moving like one. 1941Ann. Reg. 1940 200 The systematic arrest of leading Czechs..teachers, and Sokol workers. 1966Inland (Inland Steel Co., Chicago) Autumn 15/2 In Czech settlements the athletic club might still be a sokol. 1978Chicago June 56/2 The program will include folk dancing as well as calisthenics and apparatus work. Sponsored by the Central District of the American Sokol Organization. |