line-outn.¹

Brit.

/ˈlʌɪnaʊt/, U.S.

/ˈlaɪnˌaʊt/

Forms: Plural line-outs, lines-out.

Etymology: < the verbal phrase to line out (line v.² 8b).

In Rugby football: (see quot. 1900).

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line-out1889

backline1960

three-quarter line1960

1889 H. Vassall Rugby Football 18 Our full-back..should always bear in mind that he must send it [the ball] into touch at all costs, as that means so much ground gained for his side for the next line out.

1900 A. E. T. Watson Young Sportsman 284 Line out,..the arrangement of forwards opposite to one another when the ball is about to be thrown in from touch.

1906 D. Gallaher & W. J. Stead Compl. Rugby Footballer v. 80 The line-out work.

1931 Times 16 Feb. 5/2 Barrington made a clever mark from a knock-on in a line-out, but failed with the kick at goal.

1955 Times 18 July 12/6 The Province won four scrummages and lines-out out of five.

1965 New Statesman 19 Mar. 465/1 Just before half-time Wales scored, and thereafter dominated the game, winning the line-outs by intelligent forward play.

1973 Scotsman 21 Feb. 18/6 He used to prefer being stationed at No. 7 but agrees that, with the new laws tending so to compress the line-out, it is difficult to win much really usable ball from an opponent of markedly superior height.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	line-out
释义	line-outn.¹ Brit. /ˈlʌɪnaʊt/, U.S. /ˈlaɪnˌaʊt/ Forms: Plural line-outs, lines-out. Etymology: < the verbal phrase to line out (line v.² 8b). In Rugby football: (see quot. 1900). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > football > rugby football > [noun] > formations line-out1889 backline1960 three-quarter line1960 1889 H. Vassall Rugby Football 18 Our full-back..should always bear in mind that he must send it [the ball] into touch at all costs, as that means so much ground gained for his side for the next line out. 1900 A. E. T. Watson Young Sportsman 284 Line out,..the arrangement of forwards opposite to one another when the ball is about to be thrown in from touch. 1906 D. Gallaher & W. J. Stead Compl. Rugby Footballer v. 80 The line-out work. 1931 Times 16 Feb. 5/2 Barrington made a clever mark from a knock-on in a line-out, but failed with the kick at goal. 1955 Times 18 July 12/6 The Province won four scrummages and lines-out out of five. 1965 New Statesman 19 Mar. 465/1 Just before half-time Wales scored, and thereafter dominated the game, winning the line-outs by intelligent forward play. 1973 Scotsman 21 Feb. 18/6 He used to prefer being stationed at No. 7 but agrees that, with the new laws tending so to compress the line-out, it is difficult to win much really usable ball from an opponent of markedly superior height. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1889
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