请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 horse hockey
释义

> as lemmas

horse hockey
horse hockey n. colloquial or humorous (chiefly North American) in later use the sport of polo.For uses relating to horse excrement, see hockey n.3 and int.
[With early use in India perhaps compare Meitei sagol kangjei ( < sagol horse + kangjei curved stick for hitting a ball, as used in hockey or polo).]
ΚΠ
1870 Englishman (Calcutta) 23 July 2/7 Horse Hockey in Calcutta... We wonder if any other European race in the world plays horse hockey with a thermometer ranging from 83..to 93 deg. of Fahrenheit!
1913 Fitchburg (Mass.) Daily Sentinel 6 June 4/2 New Yorkers are now joining the general enthusiasm over the international polo matches..with Great Britain... Not only the entire society set, but the sporting world as well, are mastering all the dope on this horse hockey.
2010 Toronto Star (Nexis) 7 Nov. a17 (caption) The ex-Leafs captain scored during a celebrity match of horse hockey at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair.
extracted from horsen.
<
as lemmas
随便看

 

英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/1/24 11:40:44