drop-kickn.

Etymology: < drop- comb. form + kick n.¹

Rugby.

(See quot. 1896.)

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > football > rugby football > [noun] > types of kick or ball

drop1845

drop-kick1857

punt-out1861

free kick1862

poster1862

goal kick1870

dropout1882

touch kick1887

touch-finder1898

fly-kick1906

grubber kick1950

grub-kick1951

tap-kick1960

up and under1960

chip kick1965

Garryowen1965

box kick1972

chip and chase1976

1857 T. Hughes Tom Brown's School Days i. v. 110 Vigorous efforts to accomplish a drop-kick.

1880 Times 12 Nov. 4/4 There is no more legitimate and scientific form of ‘football’ than the ‘drop-kick’ and that ‘dribbling’ with the feet which now forms a most important part of the Rugby game.

1896 Laws of Football 2 A Drop-kick is made by letting the ball fall from the hands, and kicking it the very instant it rises.

Derivatives

drop-kicking n.

ΚΠ

1882 Field 28 Jan. The drop out was well returned, and some good drop-kicking took place.

Draft additions December 2016

drop-kicker n. Rugby and American Football a player who specializes in taking drop-kicks or kicking drop goals.

ΚΠ

1863 Sporting Gaz. 7 Feb. 229/1 The players are divided into ‘back’ and ‘half-back’ players, and ‘forwards’. The former are good runners and ‘drop kickers’, and their duty is to run with the ball when it is kicked beyond the mass of the ‘forwards’.

1889 World (N.Y.) 7 Nov. 3/6 Ames is an accurate drop kicker and a strong punter.

1903 Boy's Own Paper 7 Nov. 91/3 Practise assiduously the art of drop-kicking. A good drop-kicker is invaluable to a team.

1993 L. Watson Montana 1948 Epil. 172 Football was the sport I chose, and I further narrowed my choice of skills by concentrating on just one aspect of football. I would become an expert dropkicker.

2014 Guardian (Nexis) 31 Jan. (Sport pages) 7 A real gamble to give him a debut against England, but if he can handle the pressure he could be a revelation. He is a dangerous runner and a dead-eyed drop-kicker.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	drop-kick
释义	drop-kickn. Etymology: < drop- comb. form + kick n.¹ Rugby. (See quot. 1896.) ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > football > rugby football > [noun] > types of kick or ball drop1845 drop-kick1857 punt-out1861 free kick1862 poster1862 goal kick1870 dropout1882 touch kick1887 touch-finder1898 fly-kick1906 grubber kick1950 grub-kick1951 tap-kick1960 up and under1960 chip kick1965 Garryowen1965 box kick1972 chip and chase1976 1857 T. Hughes Tom Brown's School Days i. v. 110 Vigorous efforts to accomplish a drop-kick. 1880 Times 12 Nov. 4/4 There is no more legitimate and scientific form of ‘football’ than the ‘drop-kick’ and that ‘dribbling’ with the feet which now forms a most important part of the Rugby game. 1896 Laws of Football 2 A Drop-kick is made by letting the ball fall from the hands, and kicking it the very instant it rises. Derivatives drop-kicking n. ΚΠ 1882 Field 28 Jan. The drop out was well returned, and some good drop-kicking took place. Draft additions December 2016 drop-kicker n. Rugby and American Football a player who specializes in taking drop-kicks or kicking drop goals. ΚΠ 1863 Sporting Gaz. 7 Feb. 229/1 The players are divided into ‘back’ and ‘half-back’ players, and ‘forwards’. The former are good runners and ‘drop kickers’, and their duty is to run with the ball when it is kicked beyond the mass of the ‘forwards’. 1889 World (N.Y.) 7 Nov. 3/6 Ames is an accurate drop kicker and a strong punter. 1903 Boy's Own Paper 7 Nov. 91/3 Practise assiduously the art of drop-kicking. A good drop-kicker is invaluable to a team. 1993 L. Watson Montana 1948 Epil. 172 Football was the sport I chose, and I further narrowed my choice of skills by concentrating on just one aspect of football. I would become an expert dropkicker. 2014 Guardian (Nexis) 31 Jan. (Sport pages) 7 A real gamble to give him a debut against England, but if he can handle the pressure he could be a revelation. He is a dangerous runner and a dead-eyed drop-kicker. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1857
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