单词 | foot-faulter |
释义 | foot-faultern. Sport. A person who commits a foot fault or foot faults. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > racket games > lawn tennis > [noun] > player > types of volley1878 volleyer1878 foot-faulter1893 match-player1894 net player1919 double-faulter1921 smasher1921 tennis-professional1938 tennis-pro1942 counterpuncher1944 retriever1974 1893 Pastime 13 Sept. 163/1 A cricketer at Brighton, after watching a notorious foot-faulter serve through a [lawn tennis] match, said he felt inclined to ‘no ball’ him very often. 1909 Westm. Gaz. 9 Feb. 12/2 The ruling..that players who..lift the left foot before throwing up the ball, or while doing it, and then do the same with the right foot before the ball leaves the racket, are foot-faulters. 1995 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 16 Nov. 44 Our fearless foot-faulter Jeff Wells winds up for a blistering serve. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1893 |
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