单词 | king row |
释义 | > as lemmasking row king row n. Draughts either of the two rows at opposite ends of the board which are nearest to the players at the start of the game; the pieces which stand in this row; cf. sense 11d. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > board game > draughts > [noun] > board > specific row crown head?1700 king row1837 1837 Harvardiana Oct. 66 How provoking when playing a losing game at draughts,..to have your adversary spring over two or three of your unfortunate men, and place his own triumphantly in your king row. 1847 H. W. Longfellow Evangeline i. iii. 80 Laughed when a man was crowned, or a breach was made in the king-row. 1940 M. Hopper How to play Winning Checkers v. 60 The genuine ‘sacrifice play’..means a sacrifice to break through to the King row and obtain a King. 1999 R. W. Pike Play Winning Checkers 20 When a player moves or jumps into the king row with a checker, the opponent designates it as a king by crowning it. < as lemmas |
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