| 单词 | cuppy lie |
| 释义 | > as lemmascuppy lie b. Full of ‘cups’ (see cup n. 5). cuppy lie Golf, the position of a ball when it lies in a ‘cup’ or shallow depression. Said also of the ball. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > golf > [noun] > lie of ball stymie1834 lie1857 cuppy lie1882 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > golf > [adjective] > lie of ball teed1737 stymied1862 cuppy1882 hole-high1897 plugged1927 1882 Garden 10 June 399/2 Delicate little Peach-coloured cuppy flowers. 1886 H. G. Hutchinson Hints on Golf 32 If it [sc. the ball] lie ‘cuppy’, a jerking stroke will be necessary.] 1892 Sport. & Dram. News 9 Apr. 152/3 Rain..much needed, as the lies are now very ‘cuppy’ in places. 1901 W. J. Travis Pract. Golf (1903) iv. 46 It is better to..play each shot the same way—except in the case of a very cuppy lie. 1922 P. G. Wodehouse Clicking of Cuthbert 88 Mortimer..found his ball in a nasty cuppy lie. < as lemmas |
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