back-boardn.

Brit.

/ˈbakbɔːd/, U.S.

/ˈbækˌbɔrd/

Etymology: < back n.¹ Cognate with German bakbord , Dutch bakboord . Cf. babord n.

†1. = larboard n. Only in Old English.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > side(s) of vessel > [noun] > port

back-boardOE

larboardc1400

baborda1522

port1543

red1942

OE Acct. Voy. Ohthere & Wulfstan in tr. Orosius Hist. (Tiber.) (1980) i. i. 16 Þonne Burgenda land wæs us on bæcbord.

2. A board placed at, or forming, the back of anything, e.g. of a picture, a cart, a boat.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > position at the back > [noun] > that which forms the back of anything > specific

back-board1761

back-plate1772

1761 Brit. Mag. 2 613 Artfully concealed behind the back-board of Perrott's picture.

1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine Back-board, a piece of board of a semicircular figure, placed transversly in the after-part of a boat..serving the passengers to recline against.

1877 Tinsley's Mag. Aug. 220 Wife and family in the ramshackle tax-cart, the little ones ‘creening’ over the back-board.

3. A board attached to the rim of a waterwheel to prevent the water from running off the floats into the interior of the wheel.

ΚΠ

1864 Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. (citing Nicholson).

4. A board held or strapped across the back to straighten the figure.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the body > [noun] > improving the figure > implement used to improve the figure

back-board1794

reclining board1822

bust improver1849

1794–1801 E. Darwin Zoonomia III. 143 Methods of confining or directing the growth of young people..such as back-boards.

1801 M. Edgeworth Good French Governess in Moral Tales V. 128 Her person had undergone all the..tortures of backboards, collars, stocks, dumb bells.

1880 J. F. South Househ. Surg. (ed. 4) 332 Another abominable contrivance called a back-board..by which the girl's arms were trussed behind her, in much the same way as the wings of a roast fowl.

5. ‘That part of the lathe which is sustained by the four legs, and which sustains the pillars that support the puppet-bar.’ Weale Dict. Terms 1849.

Draft additions 1993

b. Basketball. A board positioned immediately behind the basket, which forms part of the playing area and from which the ball may rebound into the basket to score.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > basketball > [noun] > board behind basket

back-board1929

1929 L. E. Anderson Basketball for Women viii. 74 The ball strikes the backboard at an angle and rebounds into the basket.

1935 Encycl. Sports, Games & Pastimes 63/2 Free throws are given as penalties for fouls, and these are taken from a position behind the free-throw line, 9 ft. in front of the backboard.

1957 Encycl. Brit. III. 181/2 The backboard may be of two types: rectangular, 6 ft. horizontally and 4 ft. vertically, or fan-shaped, 54 in. wide with a 29-in. radius from centre base to top. It may be of any rigid material with flat front surface.

1960 J. Updike Rabbit, Run 3 Boys are playing basketball around a telephone pole with a backboard bolted to it.

1986 Basketball Monthly Aug.–Sept. 11/3 If you post up too low, you'll find your baseline moves put you behind the backboard.

c. Tennis. A wall or other surface against which a player can practise shots. Originally U.S.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > racket games > lawn tennis > [noun] > wall for practising against

back-board1935

1935 H. I. Driver Tennis for Teachers xviii. 84 The backboard is the best opponent a player can have, because it always returns the ball.

1964 World Tennis June 30/2 You are now sufficiently advanced to play a game against the backboard.

1964 World Tennis June 31/1 After several backboard sessions..you can get further forehand practice by having someone play the ball to you.

1979 United States 1980–1 (Penguin Travel Guides) 497 Facilities: 18 courts..ball machines; practice alleys; backboard.

d. Ice Hockey. Any of the boards surrounding the area behind each goal. Usually in plural.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > ice hockey > [noun] > area behind goal

back-board1968

1968 Boston Globe 3 Jan. 47/3 This is an important consideration in Madison Square Garden where there is a comparatively small area behind the nets and the puck takes..some bounces off the backboards.

1978 Winnipeg Free Press 25 Sept. 53/5 Hammarstrom slipped behind the Winnipeg defence to put away a rebound off the backboards.

e. Hockey. A board placed at ground level across the back of the goal.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > hockey > [noun] > part of field

twenty-five1877

striking-circle1890

back-board1987

1987 Guardian 13 Apr. 27/2 A rare attacking sortie gave the patient Americans their chance and Donnelly's shot clattered the back board.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	back-board
释义	back-boardn. Brit. /ˈbakbɔːd/, U.S. /ˈbækˌbɔrd/ Etymology: < back n.¹ Cognate with German bakbord , Dutch bakboord . Cf. babord n. †1. = larboard n. Only in Old English. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > side(s) of vessel > [noun] > port back-boardOE larboardc1400 baborda1522 port1543 red1942 OE Acct. Voy. Ohthere & Wulfstan in tr. Orosius Hist. (Tiber.) (1980) i. i. 16 Þonne Burgenda land wæs us on bæcbord. 2. A board placed at, or forming, the back of anything, e.g. of a picture, a cart, a boat. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > position at the back > [noun] > that which forms the back of anything > specific back-board1761 back-plate1772 1761 Brit. Mag. 2 613 Artfully concealed behind the back-board of Perrott's picture. 1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine Back-board, a piece of board of a semicircular figure, placed transversly in the after-part of a boat..serving the passengers to recline against. 1877 Tinsley's Mag. Aug. 220 Wife and family in the ramshackle tax-cart, the little ones ‘creening’ over the back-board. 3. A board attached to the rim of a waterwheel to prevent the water from running off the floats into the interior of the wheel. ΚΠ 1864 Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. (citing Nicholson). 4. A board held or strapped across the back to straighten the figure. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the body > [noun] > improving the figure > implement used to improve the figure back-board1794 reclining board1822 bust improver1849 1794–1801 E. Darwin Zoonomia III. 143 Methods of confining or directing the growth of young people..such as back-boards. 1801 M. Edgeworth Good French Governess in Moral Tales V. 128 Her person had undergone all the..tortures of backboards, collars, stocks, dumb bells. 1880 J. F. South Househ. Surg. (ed. 4) 332 Another abominable contrivance called a back-board..by which the girl's arms were trussed behind her, in much the same way as the wings of a roast fowl. 5. ‘That part of the lathe which is sustained by the four legs, and which sustains the pillars that support the puppet-bar.’ Weale Dict. Terms 1849. Draft additions 1993 b. Basketball. A board positioned immediately behind the basket, which forms part of the playing area and from which the ball may rebound into the basket to score. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > basketball > [noun] > board behind basket back-board1929 1929 L. E. Anderson Basketball for Women viii. 74 The ball strikes the backboard at an angle and rebounds into the basket. 1935 Encycl. Sports, Games & Pastimes 63/2 Free throws are given as penalties for fouls, and these are taken from a position behind the free-throw line, 9 ft. in front of the backboard. 1957 Encycl. Brit. III. 181/2 The backboard may be of two types: rectangular, 6 ft. horizontally and 4 ft. vertically, or fan-shaped, 54 in. wide with a 29-in. radius from centre base to top. It may be of any rigid material with flat front surface. 1960 J. Updike Rabbit, Run 3 Boys are playing basketball around a telephone pole with a backboard bolted to it. 1986 Basketball Monthly Aug.–Sept. 11/3 If you post up too low, you'll find your baseline moves put you behind the backboard. c. Tennis. A wall or other surface against which a player can practise shots. Originally U.S. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > racket games > lawn tennis > [noun] > wall for practising against back-board1935 1935 H. I. Driver Tennis for Teachers xviii. 84 The backboard is the best opponent a player can have, because it always returns the ball. 1964 World Tennis June 30/2 You are now sufficiently advanced to play a game against the backboard. 1964 World Tennis June 31/1 After several backboard sessions..you can get further forehand practice by having someone play the ball to you. 1979 United States 1980–1 (Penguin Travel Guides) 497 Facilities: 18 courts..ball machines; practice alleys; backboard. d. Ice Hockey. Any of the boards surrounding the area behind each goal. Usually in plural. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > ice hockey > [noun] > area behind goal back-board1968 1968 Boston Globe 3 Jan. 47/3 This is an important consideration in Madison Square Garden where there is a comparatively small area behind the nets and the puck takes..some bounces off the backboards. 1978 Winnipeg Free Press 25 Sept. 53/5 Hammarstrom slipped behind the Winnipeg defence to put away a rebound off the backboards. e. Hockey. A board placed at ground level across the back of the goal. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > hockey > [noun] > part of field twenty-five1877 striking-circle1890 back-board1987 1987 Guardian 13 Apr. 27/2 A rare attacking sortie gave the patient Americans their chance and Donnelly's shot clattered the back board. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.OE
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