单词 | out-curl |
释义 | out-curln. Curling. rare. A turning motion given to a curling stone which causes it to curve to the left; = out-turn n. 3. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > curling > [noun] > types of shot or delivery inring1789 outwick1805 inwick1820 wick1823 witter shot1823 outring1824 inturn1890 out-turn1890 stug1897 draw1902 draw shot1902 in-curl1903 out-curl1903 long slide1936 slide1950 peel1984 1903 Westm. Gaz. 31 Jan. 3/1 The secret of the game is to be able to play the ‘out-curl or in-curl’ as the skip may direct. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > as lemmasout-curl out-curl v. Brit. /ˌaʊtˈkəːl/ , U.S. /ˌaʊtˈkərl/ ΚΠ 1891 ‘H. S. Merriman’ Prisoners & Captures I. vii. 141 Each individual hair seemed to be distorted with a laudable endeavour to out-curl its neighbour. 1998 Kincardine (Ont.) News 18 Mar. b2/4 The Kester team outcurled the St. Catharine's team and won by a score of 9–8 in 10 ends. < n.1903 as lemmas |
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