half-volleyingn.

Brit.

/ˌhɑːfˈvɒlɪɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌhæfˈvɑliɪŋ/,

/ˈhæfˌvɑliɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: half-volley n., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < half-volley n. + -ing suffix¹. Compare slightly later half-volley v.

Sport.

The action or skill of hitting or kicking a ball immediately after it bounces on the ground. Cf. half-volley v.Chiefly in tennis and other racket sports.

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1875 ‘Stonehenge’ Man. Brit. Rural Sports (ed. 12) iii. i. v. §4. 691 Half-volleying consists in playing the ball when close to the ground, immediately after it has been dropped.

1926 Observer 5 Dec. 29/3 The volleying and half volleying of each reached a high standard.

1984 Times 6 Mar. 28/6 The quality of her volleying and half-volleying may never have been surpassed by a woman.

2004 S. Smith Goalkeeping for Soccer (rev. ed.) (2006) viii. 67 Perform accurate volleying and half-volleying into your partner.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022).

half-volley n. (a) Cricket, Football, etc. a ball which pitches so that it can be hit or kicked as soon as it rises from the ground; (hence also) Cricket a ball which pitches just in front of a fieldsman; (b) Lawn Tennis a stroke made when the ball has just left the ground; so half-volleyer; half-volleying vbl. n.; also half-volley vb.

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1843 ‘Wykhamist’ Pract. Hints Cricket 12 All balls pitching between the first line and the crease..are technically termed half vollies.

1843 ‘Wykhamist’ Pract. Hints Cricket 17 A leg half-volley..may be..‘dropped into’ now and then.

1851 J. Pycroft Cricket Field viii. 168 Every one knows the difficulty of making a good half-volley hit off a slow ball.

1851 J. Pycroft Cricket Field x. 189 If a bowler has half volleys returned to him, by stretching and stooping after them, he gets out of his swing.

1867 G. H. Selkirk Guide to Cricket Ground v. 83 The half volley..requires practice to ensure its being picked up properly.

1870 London Society Nov. 425/1 The mode of playing a ball so well known at tennis, not quite half~volley.

1875 ‘Stonehenge’ Man. Brit. Rural Sports (ed. 12) iii. i. v. §4. 691 Half-volleying consists in playing the ball when close to the ground, immediately after it has been dropped.

c1880 A correspondent says : A half-volley at cricket is a ball bowled up so as to pitch just about the point at which the batsman has a good reach.

1891 W. G. Grace Cricket viii. 233 Occasionally you may get a half-volley on the pads.

1897 Earl of Suffolk et al. Encycl. Sport I. 621/2 Half-volley, a stroke made the moment the ball leaves the ground.

1912 Daily News 11 July 2 A famous half-volleyer.

1960 Times 21 June 16/1 Taylor half-volleyed a return into the net.

1963 A. Ross Australia 63 iii. 76 He played at nothing he did not have to, leaving Davidson to flash the odd half-volley through the covers.

1969 New Yorker 14 June 45/1 Players call it a half-volley drop shot. Ashe reaches down, lightly touches the rising ball, and sends it on a slow, sharply angled flight toward the net.

1969 New Yorker 14 June 45/3 Ashe, moving up, is again confronted with the need to half-volley.

单词	half-volleying
释义	half-volleyingn. Brit. /ˌhɑːfˈvɒlɪɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌhæfˈvɑliɪŋ/, /ˈhæfˌvɑliɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: half-volley n., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < half-volley n. + -ing suffix¹. Compare slightly later half-volley v. Sport. The action or skill of hitting or kicking a ball immediately after it bounces on the ground. Cf. half-volley v.Chiefly in tennis and other racket sports. ΘΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > racket games > lawn tennis > [noun] > types of play serving1688 lobbing1889 net-play1899 net game1904 softball1914 tandem formation1967 moonballing1977 1875 ‘Stonehenge’ Man. Brit. Rural Sports (ed. 12) iii. i. v. §4. 691 Half-volleying consists in playing the ball when close to the ground, immediately after it has been dropped. 1926 Observer 5 Dec. 29/3 The volleying and half volleying of each reached a high standard. 1984 Times 6 Mar. 28/6 The quality of her volleying and half-volleying may never have been surpassed by a woman. 2004 S. Smith Goalkeeping for Soccer (rev. ed.) (2006) viii. 67 Perform accurate volleying and half-volleying into your partner. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022). > as lemmas half-volleying half-volley n. (a) Cricket, Football, etc. a ball which pitches so that it can be hit or kicked as soon as it rises from the ground; (hence also) Cricket a ball which pitches just in front of a fieldsman; (b) Lawn Tennis a stroke made when the ball has just left the ground; so half-volleyer; half-volleying vbl. n.; also half-volley vb. ΚΠ 1843 ‘Wykhamist’ Pract. Hints Cricket 12 All balls pitching between the first line and the crease..are technically termed half vollies. 1843 ‘Wykhamist’ Pract. Hints Cricket 17 A leg half-volley..may be..‘dropped into’ now and then. 1851 J. Pycroft Cricket Field viii. 168 Every one knows the difficulty of making a good half-volley hit off a slow ball. 1851 J. Pycroft Cricket Field x. 189 If a bowler has half volleys returned to him, by stretching and stooping after them, he gets out of his swing. 1867 G. H. Selkirk Guide to Cricket Ground v. 83 The half volley..requires practice to ensure its being picked up properly. 1870 London Society Nov. 425/1 The mode of playing a ball so well known at tennis, not quite half~volley. 1875 ‘Stonehenge’ Man. Brit. Rural Sports (ed. 12) iii. i. v. §4. 691 Half-volleying consists in playing the ball when close to the ground, immediately after it has been dropped. c1880 A correspondent says : A half-volley at cricket is a ball bowled up so as to pitch just about the point at which the batsman has a good reach. 1891 W. G. Grace Cricket viii. 233 Occasionally you may get a half-volley on the pads. 1897 Earl of Suffolk et al. Encycl. Sport I. 621/2 Half-volley, a stroke made the moment the ball leaves the ground. 1912 Daily News 11 July 2 A famous half-volleyer. 1960 Times 21 June 16/1 Taylor half-volleyed a return into the net. 1963 A. Ross Australia 63 iii. 76 He played at nothing he did not have to, leaving Davidson to flash the odd half-volley through the covers. 1969 New Yorker 14 June 45/1 Players call it a half-volley drop shot. Ashe reaches down, lightly touches the rising ball, and sends it on a slow, sharply angled flight toward the net. 1969 New Yorker 14 June 45/3 Ashe, moving up, is again confronted with the need to half-volley. extracted from half-comb. form < n.1875 as lemmas
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