double eventn.

Etymology: event n. 6.

Originally in Horse Racing, applied to the winning, by a horse, competitor, or team, of two races or matches at the same meeting or in the same season; hence gen. applied to two occurrences, acts, or performances of any kind. Also attributive.

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1846 ‘Sylvanus’ Pedestrian & Other Reminisc. xxiv. 221 The laying on a ‘double event’, when one of them remains in the bettor's power, having his victim bound in the..chain of certain..loss.

1863 Illustr. London News 566/3 They are not anxious to back anything for the ‘double event’.

1872 Gentleman's Mag. Dec. 696 He then ‘backed himself for the double event’ and went in for ‘second schools’, the last bar to a B.A. taking up mathematics.

1886 Earl of Suffolk & Berkshire & W. G. Craven in Earl of Suffolk et al. Racing & Steeple-chasing (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) xiv. 268 The double-event betting.

1888 Peel City Guardian VI. 2/3 I was not codding, dear old boss, when I gave you the tip... Double event this time... Jack the Ripper.

1891 N. Gould (title) The Double Event.

1898 H. Graves et al. Cycling 62 Most of the special burning oils are satisfactory, provided that ‘double-event’ oils are eschewed.

1899 Chambers's Jrnl. 25 Nov. 823/1 The reasons for a display of disgust at a ‘double event’ [sc. the birth of twins].

1915 R. Kipling Fringes of Fleet 30 It was a simple calculation of comparative speeds and positions, and when it was worked out she decided to try for the double event.

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

单词	double event
释义	double eventn. Etymology: event n. 6. Originally in Horse Racing, applied to the winning, by a horse, competitor, or team, of two races or matches at the same meeting or in the same season; hence gen. applied to two occurrences, acts, or performances of any kind. Also attributive. ΚΠ 1846 ‘Sylvanus’ Pedestrian & Other Reminisc. xxiv. 221 The laying on a ‘double event’, when one of them remains in the bettor's power, having his victim bound in the..chain of certain..loss. 1863 Illustr. London News 566/3 They are not anxious to back anything for the ‘double event’. 1872 Gentleman's Mag. Dec. 696 He then ‘backed himself for the double event’ and went in for ‘second schools’, the last bar to a B.A. taking up mathematics. 1886 Earl of Suffolk & Berkshire & W. G. Craven in Earl of Suffolk et al. Racing & Steeple-chasing (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) xiv. 268 The double-event betting. 1888 Peel City Guardian VI. 2/3 I was not codding, dear old boss, when I gave you the tip... Double event this time... Jack the Ripper. 1891 N. Gould (title) The Double Event. 1898 H. Graves et al. Cycling 62 Most of the special burning oils are satisfactory, provided that ‘double-event’ oils are eschewed. 1899 Chambers's Jrnl. 25 Nov. 823/1 The reasons for a display of disgust at a ‘double event’ [sc. the birth of twins]. 1915 R. Kipling Fringes of Fleet 30 It was a simple calculation of comparative speeds and positions, and when it was worked out she decided to try for the double event. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.1846
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