high stickn.

Brit.

/ˌhʌɪ ˈstɪk/, U.S.

/ˌhaɪ ˈstɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: high adj., stick n.¹

Etymology: < high adj. + stick n.¹

Sport.

1. North American. Athletics. In plural or attributive. High hurdles (see high hurdle n. and adj. (a) at high adj. and n.² Compounds 4). Now rare.

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1890 Manitoba Daily Free Press 18 Mar. 3/4 Jordan in clearing the high sticks covers about twelve feet in distance; Copland about one foot more.

1897 Waterloo (Iowa) Daily Courier 12 Aug. 8/6 Chicago will also have two representatives in the hurdles, J. R. Richards, with a record of 15 4–5 seconds for the high sticks [etc.].

1908 Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Evening Gaz. 9 May 5/4 The high stick event has prospects of being the best of the meet.

1959 Chicago Defender 9 May 24/7 Elias Gilbert, who equalled N. C. C.'s Lee Calhoun's record of 13.7 at the Penn Relays is favored in the high sticks.

2. Originally and chiefly Ice Hockey. An act of illegally raising the stick above shoulder level or striking an opponent on or above the shoulders. Frequently attributive.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > hockey > [noun] > breach of rules

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high stick1926

1926 Manitoba Free Press 8 Jan. 13/2 Stewart, in a scramble on the Ottawa net, was benched for a high-stick on Connell.

1936 N.Y. Times 2 Feb. 2 s/4 Captain Mills of Yale was put out of the game on a high-stick penalty.

1969 Times (San Mateo, Calif.) 18 Jan. 7/5 Vadnais and Park exchanged high sticks and then punches and were banished..later in the period.

1984 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 26 Apr. ‘It [sc. the goal] was off-side and it was a high stick so they had a choice,’ Smith said.

1988 Times 14 Nov. 45/8 Slough, happily reprieved, earned their first short corner..when Spray was penalised for a high stick infringement inside the circle.

1995 Vancouver Sun 8 Sept. b6 The New Westminster Salmonbellies [lacrosse team] started tamely enough—just an elbow here, a slash there and a high-stick to the face.

2000 D. Bidini Tropic of Hockey (2001) vii. 75 [He] theorized that helmets and face guards are largely responsible for the nastiness of the NHL game—vicious high sticks and slashes and chin-high chops.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	high stick
释义	high stickn. Brit. /ˌhʌɪ ˈstɪk/, U.S. /ˌhaɪ ˈstɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: high adj., stick n.¹ Etymology: < high adj. + stick n.¹ Sport. 1. North American. Athletics. In plural or attributive. High hurdles (see high hurdle n. and adj. (a) at high adj. and n.² Compounds 4). Now rare. ΚΠ 1890 Manitoba Daily Free Press 18 Mar. 3/4 Jordan in clearing the high sticks covers about twelve feet in distance; Copland about one foot more. 1897 Waterloo (Iowa) Daily Courier 12 Aug. 8/6 Chicago will also have two representatives in the hurdles, J. R. Richards, with a record of 15 4–5 seconds for the high sticks [etc.]. 1908 Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Evening Gaz. 9 May 5/4 The high stick event has prospects of being the best of the meet. 1959 Chicago Defender 9 May 24/7 Elias Gilbert, who equalled N. C. C.'s Lee Calhoun's record of 13.7 at the Penn Relays is favored in the high sticks. 2. Originally and chiefly Ice Hockey. An act of illegally raising the stick above shoulder level or striking an opponent on or above the shoulders. Frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > hockey > [noun] > breach of rules stick1897 high stick1926 1926 Manitoba Free Press 8 Jan. 13/2 Stewart, in a scramble on the Ottawa net, was benched for a high-stick on Connell. 1936 N.Y. Times 2 Feb. 2 s/4 Captain Mills of Yale was put out of the game on a high-stick penalty. 1969 Times (San Mateo, Calif.) 18 Jan. 7/5 Vadnais and Park exchanged high sticks and then punches and were banished..later in the period. 1984 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 26 Apr. ‘It [sc. the goal] was off-side and it was a high stick so they had a choice,’ Smith said. 1988 Times 14 Nov. 45/8 Slough, happily reprieved, earned their first short corner..when Spray was penalised for a high stick infringement inside the circle. 1995 Vancouver Sun 8 Sept. b6 The New Westminster Salmonbellies [lacrosse team] started tamely enough—just an elbow here, a slash there and a high-stick to the face. 2000 D. Bidini Tropic of Hockey (2001) vii. 75 [He] theorized that helmets and face guards are largely responsible for the nastiness of the NHL game—vicious high sticks and slashes and chin-high chops. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1890
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