hat trickn.

Brit.

/ˈha(t) trɪk/, U.S.

/ˈhæ(t) ˌtrɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hat n., trick n.

Etymology: < hat n. + trick n.

1. Any trick with a hat; spec. a magic trick in which the magician appears to produce an item, traditionally a rabbit, from an empty hat (cf. to pull a rabbit out of a hat at rabbit n.¹ Phrases 2).In quot. 1896 with reference to a trick in which a visitor is made to believe that his hat is being kicked around the room.

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society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > legerdemain, etc. > [noun] > a trick > specific

card trick1777

rope trick1830

hat trick1840

mango tree trick1876

1840 Boston Morning Post 26 Feb. The Master Young..does his tricks with remarkable ingenuity—what he calls ‘the hat trick’ is the cleverest thing in the legerdemain line we have witnessed for many a year.

1896 Corona (Calif.) Courier 4 July (heading) The Hat Trick. How the Merchants' Exchange jokers worked it upon a visitor.

1915 A. F. Collins Bk. Magic 162 Rubber snakes for the hat trick and papier mâché articles..can be bought at prices ranging from $.50 to $15.00.

1992 Billboard 24 Oct. 66/2 An old-fashioned birthday party magic show, complete with hat tricks, bunny rabbits, and vanishing props.

2008 Irish Times 30 Oct. (Arts section) 18/1 Unable to reinvent the wheel, or even the hat trick, most magicians distinguish themselves not through their illusions but by dint of personality.

a. Cricket. A feat accomplished by a bowler in taking three wickets with three successive balls.Originally with reference to the reward of a new hat, or an equivalent prize, given to the bowler by his club for the achievement.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > bowling > [noun] > taking three wickets by consecutive balls

hat trick1868

1868 Daily Bristol Times & Mirror 15 July Mr J. C. Doyle..effected the ‘hat-trick’ by bowling down three wickets in three successive balls.

1896 A. West His 1st Year at School xxvi. 223 The achievement of the hat-trick afforded Eliot the proudest moment of his life.

1914 Amer. Cricketer Jan. 4/2 He secured the last five wickets in eight balls and did the hat trick.

1966 Times 3 Sept. 5/2 It was Wilson's second hat-trick of the season, and the third of his career.

2007 T. De Lisle & L. Booth Young Wisden (2011) iv. 61/1 When Warne took a hat-trick against England at Melbourne in 1994–5, all three balls were leg-breaks.

b. In other sports: a set of three wins, goals, or other successes achieved by a particular person or team within a single competition, match, season, etc., esp. (a) three races won by a jockey at a single meeting; (b) three goals or tries scored by a single player in a game of football, rugby, etc.

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society > leisure > sport > winning, losing, or scoring > [noun] > gaining points

score1844

hat trick1893

1893 Evening News 14 Sept. 4/3 ‘Morny’ Cannon was going strong and well at Warwick yesterday, and did the hat trick by riding three winners in as many mounts.

1901 Football News (Nottingham) 9 Mar. 1/5 The men who scored three goals apiece in the opening round of the Cup competition, couldn't bring off the ‘hat trick’ in the subsequent trials.

1931 Scotsman 14 Dec. 14/3 A ‘hat trick’ of tries by J. C. Thom gave University an unassailable advantage.

1967 J. Potter Foul Play (1968) ix. 100 Apart from a hat trick by our centre forward it wasn't much of a game.

1975 Irish Times 26 Feb. 2/6 Brian Fletcher is..seeking a Grand National hat-trick on Red Rum.

1989 Times of India 9 Jan. 16/4 Jockey K. Darley scored a hat-trick, including a cup win in the 13th meeting of the Madras turf here today.

2016 Guardian (Nexis) 2 Feb. Cristiano Ronaldo notched another hat-trick for Real Madrid in their 6-0 win over Espanyol.

c. More generally: a set of three achievements, events, etc., usually completed within a particular period of time.

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the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > [noun] > one who or that which is successful > that which is successful > series of successes

string1890

hat trick1899

grand slam1905

1899 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 1 Apr. 819/2 He competed in the following year, 1824, and for a third time consecutively he was successful, his essay being on Tic Douloureux. Thus, to borrow a well-known phrase in cricket, he performed the ‘hat trick’.

1928 Manch. Guardian 2 Mar. 10/6 With ‘The Spider’, produced at the Winter Garden to-night, the West End achieved a hat-trick of murder plays.

1958 Economist 13 Sept. 819/1 The Tories are excited because it looks as if they may flout all precedents and complete a hat-trick of wins.

1960 Financial Times 31 Mar. 7/5 At our Annual General Meeting in 1959, I expressed my conviction that we should not in 1960 have to report a ‘hat trick’ of losses.

1999 B. Guy Life on Left xxix. 326 His dismissal completed the Governor-General's hat-trick.

2016 J. Gallentine Infinity Beckoned xxviii. 443 He's collected a hat trick of degrees from Johns Hopkins and spent three years on its board of trustees.

†3. British. A strategy in which a Member of Parliament places a hat on a seat in the House of Commons in order to reserve it during an absence. Obsolete. rare.

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society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > governing or legislative body of a nation or community > procedure of parliament or national assembly > [noun] > specific method of reserving seat

prayer card1880

hat trick1886

prayer ticket1924

1886 Daily Tel. 10 Apr. 5/2 He may soon acquire the hat trick and other ways of securing a place.

1895 County Gentleman 9 Mar. 295/1 I spoke last week about the substitution of the card trick for the hat trick in the interest of members of the House of Commons anxious to retain their seats during their absence.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hat trick
释义	hat trickn. Brit. /ˈha(t) trɪk/, U.S. /ˈhæ(t) ˌtrɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hat n., trick n. Etymology: < hat n. + trick n. 1. Any trick with a hat; spec. a magic trick in which the magician appears to produce an item, traditionally a rabbit, from an empty hat (cf. to pull a rabbit out of a hat at rabbit n.¹ Phrases 2).In quot. 1896 with reference to a trick in which a visitor is made to believe that his hat is being kicked around the room. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > legerdemain, etc. > [noun] > a trick > specific card trick1777 rope trick1830 hat trick1840 mango tree trick1876 1840 Boston Morning Post 26 Feb. The Master Young..does his tricks with remarkable ingenuity—what he calls ‘the hat trick’ is the cleverest thing in the legerdemain line we have witnessed for many a year. 1896 Corona (Calif.) Courier 4 July (heading) The Hat Trick. How the Merchants' Exchange jokers worked it upon a visitor. 1915 A. F. Collins Bk. Magic 162 Rubber snakes for the hat trick and papier mâché articles..can be bought at prices ranging from $.50 to $15.00. 1992 Billboard 24 Oct. 66/2 An old-fashioned birthday party magic show, complete with hat tricks, bunny rabbits, and vanishing props. 2008 Irish Times 30 Oct. (Arts section) 18/1 Unable to reinvent the wheel, or even the hat trick, most magicians distinguish themselves not through their illusions but by dint of personality. 2. a. Cricket. A feat accomplished by a bowler in taking three wickets with three successive balls.Originally with reference to the reward of a new hat, or an equivalent prize, given to the bowler by his club for the achievement. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > bowling > [noun] > taking three wickets by consecutive balls hat trick1868 1868 Daily Bristol Times & Mirror 15 July Mr J. C. Doyle..effected the ‘hat-trick’ by bowling down three wickets in three successive balls. 1896 A. West His 1st Year at School xxvi. 223 The achievement of the hat-trick afforded Eliot the proudest moment of his life. 1914 Amer. Cricketer Jan. 4/2 He secured the last five wickets in eight balls and did the hat trick. 1966 Times 3 Sept. 5/2 It was Wilson's second hat-trick of the season, and the third of his career. 2007 T. De Lisle & L. Booth Young Wisden (2011) iv. 61/1 When Warne took a hat-trick against England at Melbourne in 1994–5, all three balls were leg-breaks. b. In other sports: a set of three wins, goals, or other successes achieved by a particular person or team within a single competition, match, season, etc., esp. (a) three races won by a jockey at a single meeting; (b) three goals or tries scored by a single player in a game of football, rugby, etc. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > winning, losing, or scoring > [noun] > gaining points score1844 hat trick1893 1893 Evening News 14 Sept. 4/3 ‘Morny’ Cannon was going strong and well at Warwick yesterday, and did the hat trick by riding three winners in as many mounts. 1901 Football News (Nottingham) 9 Mar. 1/5 The men who scored three goals apiece in the opening round of the Cup competition, couldn't bring off the ‘hat trick’ in the subsequent trials. 1931 Scotsman 14 Dec. 14/3 A ‘hat trick’ of tries by J. C. Thom gave University an unassailable advantage. 1967 J. Potter Foul Play (1968) ix. 100 Apart from a hat trick by our centre forward it wasn't much of a game. 1975 Irish Times 26 Feb. 2/6 Brian Fletcher is..seeking a Grand National hat-trick on Red Rum. 1989 Times of India 9 Jan. 16/4 Jockey K. Darley scored a hat-trick, including a cup win in the 13th meeting of the Madras turf here today. 2016 Guardian (Nexis) 2 Feb. Cristiano Ronaldo notched another hat-trick for Real Madrid in their 6-0 win over Espanyol. c. More generally: a set of three achievements, events, etc., usually completed within a particular period of time. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > [noun] > one who or that which is successful > that which is successful > series of successes string1890 hat trick1899 grand slam1905 1899 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 1 Apr. 819/2 He competed in the following year, 1824, and for a third time consecutively he was successful, his essay being on Tic Douloureux. Thus, to borrow a well-known phrase in cricket, he performed the ‘hat trick’. 1928 Manch. Guardian 2 Mar. 10/6 With ‘The Spider’, produced at the Winter Garden to-night, the West End achieved a hat-trick of murder plays. 1958 Economist 13 Sept. 819/1 The Tories are excited because it looks as if they may flout all precedents and complete a hat-trick of wins. 1960 Financial Times 31 Mar. 7/5 At our Annual General Meeting in 1959, I expressed my conviction that we should not in 1960 have to report a ‘hat trick’ of losses. 1999 B. Guy Life on Left xxix. 326 His dismissal completed the Governor-General's hat-trick. 2016 J. Gallentine Infinity Beckoned xxviii. 443 He's collected a hat trick of degrees from Johns Hopkins and spent three years on its board of trustees. †3. British. A strategy in which a Member of Parliament places a hat on a seat in the House of Commons in order to reserve it during an absence. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > governing or legislative body of a nation or community > procedure of parliament or national assembly > [noun] > specific method of reserving seat prayer card1880 hat trick1886 prayer ticket1924 1886 Daily Tel. 10 Apr. 5/2 He may soon acquire the hat trick and other ways of securing a place. 1895 County Gentleman 9 Mar. 295/1 I spoke last week about the substitution of the card trick for the hat trick in the interest of members of the House of Commons anxious to retain their seats during their absence. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1840
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