cross-countern.

Etymology: < cross- comb. form 1b(b) + counter n.⁵ 3.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcross-ˌcounter.

Boxing.

(See counter n.⁵ 3) Hence as v. transitive and intransitive. Also figurative.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > boxing > box [verb (transitive)] > actions

parry1672

punish1801

pink1810

shy1812

sling1812

mug1818

weave1818

prop1846

feint1857

counter1861

cross-counter1864

slip1897

hook1898

unload1912

to beat a person to the punch1923

mitt1930

tag1938

counterpunch1964

1864 ‘M. Twain’ in Californian 5 Nov. 9 The skirmishers fight shyly up to each other, counter and cross-counter, feint and parry.

1889 E. B. Michell Boxing in W. H. Pollock et al. Fencing (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) 166 The answer to this cross-counter is to deliver the right at the face of the counterer.

1897 Earl of Suffolk et al. Encycl. Sport I. 134/2 That most effective of manœuvres, though difficult of execution, the right hand cross-counter.

1897 Earl of Suffolk et al. Encycl. Sport I. 137/1 Should he show a tendency to counter at the body or cross-counter at the head, you may find an opening for an upper-cut.

1907 W. De Morgan Alice-for-Short xxvi. 276 As this and much more cross-countered continually with the dialogue about Alice's squashy days, Mrs. Heath had good excuse for misunderstanding.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	cross-counter
释义	cross-countern. Etymology: < cross- comb. form 1b(b) + counter n.⁵ 3.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcross-ˌcounter. Boxing. (See counter n.⁵ 3) Hence as v. transitive and intransitive. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > boxing > box [verb (transitive)] > actions parry1672 punish1801 pink1810 shy1812 sling1812 mug1818 weave1818 prop1846 feint1857 counter1861 cross-counter1864 slip1897 hook1898 unload1912 to beat a person to the punch1923 mitt1930 tag1938 counterpunch1964 1864 ‘M. Twain’ in Californian 5 Nov. 9 The skirmishers fight shyly up to each other, counter and cross-counter, feint and parry. 1889 E. B. Michell Boxing in W. H. Pollock et al. Fencing (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) 166 The answer to this cross-counter is to deliver the right at the face of the counterer. 1897 Earl of Suffolk et al. Encycl. Sport I. 134/2 That most effective of manœuvres, though difficult of execution, the right hand cross-counter. 1897 Earl of Suffolk et al. Encycl. Sport I. 137/1 Should he show a tendency to counter at the body or cross-counter at the head, you may find an opening for an upper-cut. 1907 W. De Morgan Alice-for-Short xxvi. 276 As this and much more cross-countered continually with the dialogue about Alice's squashy days, Mrs. Heath had good excuse for misunderstanding. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2019). > as lemmas cross-counter A counter with the other hand is called a cross-counter; e.g. if the adversary leads off with his left, he may be cross-countered with the right.extracted from countern.⁵ < n.1864 as lemmas
随便看	untrespassed untrespassing untress untressed untrest untriable untrial untributary untrick untried untriedder untrieddest untrieder untriedest untrifling untrig untrilled untrilling untrim untrimmable untrimmed untrimmedness untrimming untrims untripe

cross-countern.

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