The egg of a goose; hence U.S. in scoring at athletic contests, the zero or ‘0’ showing a miss or inability to score. (Cf. duck's egg, n.)
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| 释义 | society > leisure > sport > winning, losing, or scoring > [noun] > gaining points > score > unit in > specific (5) goose-eggc1394 The egg of a goose; hence U.S. in scoring at athletic contests, the zero or ‘0’ showing a miss or inability to score. (Cf. duck's egg, n.) love1742 In various competitive games of skill, esp. tennis, squash, bridge, and whist: no score, (a score of) nothing, nil. Frequently in various formulaic… seven1807 Sport. Seven points, goals, runs, etc., as scored in one match or game, or at one time. Cf. B. 6c. blank1867 A zero score in a game. U.S. maximum1986 Sport. In darts, snooker, etc.: the highest score attainable; an instance of achieving this. |
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