ice-skatingn.
/ˈʌɪ(s)skeɪtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈaɪ(s)ˌskeɪdɪŋ/ The action or activity of skating on ice, esp. as a sport or pastime.
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skating > [noun]
skating1723
ice-skating1840
pattening1850
1840 Sat. Mag. 22 Feb. 70/1 The extremely cold and rugged districts of Norway, Lapland, and Sweden, are so frequently covered with enormous masses of Snow, that ice-skating, such as we recognise it, is but little practised.
1874 H. E. Vandervell & T. M. Witham Syst. Figure-skating (ed. 2) iv. 71 The exercise of roller-skating becomes..as fascinating as ice-skating.
1918 Internat. Steam Engineer 15 Oct. 266/1 The vaudeville was particularly enjoyed, especially the ice skating.
1973 E.-J. Bahr Nice Neighbourhood vi. 61 We told him about the museums, free exhibits, outdoor concerts, ice-skating, bicycling.
2005 Canad. Geographic Mar. 74/2 Sledding works like ice-skating or skiing. The friction beneath the runners melts the snow into a microthin layer of water, which lubricates the sled as it moves forward.
Compounds
C1. General attributive, as ice-skating boot, ice-skating coach, ice-skating competition, etc.
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1862 Athenæum 29 Nov. 691/1 Young people generally are looking forward to six weeks of party-going, pony-riding, ice-skating, sight-seeing festivity.
1877 Brit. Architect & Northern Engin. 20 July 32/1 The ice-skating hall at Rusholme.
1899 Outing Apr. 82/2 The ice-skating carnival..was eventually held at Clermont Rink, Brooklyn.
1921 H. Sundby-Hansen Norwegian Immigrant Contributions to America's Making 167 The present American ice skating champion is Arthur Staff.
1946 Traverse City (Mich.) Record-Eagle 30 Sept. 7/4 A complete line of ski boots, white ice skating boots, riding, hunting and jodhpur boots.
1984 Times 26 June 9/7 Judges mark compulsory figures as in an ice skating routine.
1998 Independent 30 Sept. ii. 9/2 An organza skirt and pair of customised ice-skating boots.
2005 L. Grodzki & W. Allen Business & Pract. of Coaching 52 A famous ice-skating coach says, ‘There is no room for emotions on the ice’.
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ice-skating rink n.
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1872 Daily Central City Reg. 29 Dec. We call attention to the advertisement of the Black Hawk Ice Skating Rink.
1938 Times 28 Jan. 11/3 The indoor ice skating rink is open every week-day.
2007 C. Barris Big Question 261 The ice-skating rink was filled with skaters.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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