| 单词 | minor point |
| 释义 | > as lemmasminor point minor point n. Rugby (now historical and rare) a point or score awarded for successfully performing a particular manoeuvre, typically forcing the opposing team to ground the ball on or behind its own goal line. Cf. touch-in-goal n. 2, touchdown n. 1a(b). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > football > rugby football > [noun] > scoring touch1845 run-in1846 rouge1856 touchdown1856 touch-in-goal1869 try1870 minor1883 minor point1884 pot1888 major point1896 penalty try1922 conversion1927 pushover1940 1884 Meteor 29 Nov. (Rugby School) 142/2 The Old Rugs won by seven tries and several minor points to nil. 1887 M. Shearman Athletics & Football (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) 287 If, however, there is no chance of shooting a goal from mid-field, the player with the ball runs it down to the goal-line and takes it along the line towards the posts, and then makes his shot, or more frequently endeavours to secure a minor point, called a ‘rouge’. 1896 Field 1 Feb. 172/2 Ashford improving on the minor point by kicking a splendid goal. 1986 G. Hughes Scarlets 19 Newport..winning on the basis of minor points, scoring one try and four minors. 2009 T. Collins Social Hist. Eng. Rugby Union vi. 138 Minor points were not counted in the official scoring system. < as lemmas |
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