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单词 over-and-under
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over-and-undern.adj.

Brit. /ˌəʊv(ə)rən(d)ˈʌndə/, /ˌəʊv(ə)rn̩(d)ˈʌndə/, U.S. /ˈoʊvər(ə)nˈəndər/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: over adv., and conj.1, under adv.
Etymology: < over adv. + and conj.1 + under adv.
A. n.
1. A shotgun or pistol with barrels one above the other.
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the world > food and drink > hunting > shooting > shooting equipment > [noun] > shot-gun or fowling-piece > type of
turnabout1801
twelve1804
stanchion-gun1815
Joe Manton1816
Joe Manton1816
ducking-gun1823
punt gun1824
Purdey1830
shore-gun1841
woodcock gun1858
seven-bore1859
twelve-bore1859
twelve-gauge1859
choke1875
choke-bore1875
cripple-stopper1881
over-and-under1889
ten-gauge1894
ducker1896
tschinke1910
under-and-over1911
over-under1913
side by side1947
1889 Forest & Stream 28 Nov. 1/2 There were ‘Windsor’ rifles;..double rifles, rifle and shot, over and under,..and a two-grooved military rifle.
1968 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 17 Feb. 44 Most of the over-and-unders have only one trigger, to be pulled once for each shot, the fastest two shots in the sport.
1976 Field 30 Dec. 1272 (advt.) These superb over-and-unders meet the growing demand from the modern sportsman for a genuine dual purpose gun, combining the advantage of the over-and-under for clay shooting with balance and handling qualities of the game gun.
1999 Shooting Gaz. Nov. 60/1 The Excalibur over and under has a slim, coin finished action, whether side plated or not.
2. North American. Gambling. = over-under n. 2.
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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > betting > [noun] > type of bet
swoopstake1599
by-beta1627
levant1714
even money1732
play or pay bet1738
side bet1769
long shot1796
sweep1849
pay-or-play1853
sweepstake1861
pari-mutuel1868
to go a raker1869
flutter1874
skinner1874
by-wager1886
plunge1888
accumulator1889
saver1891
mutuel1893
quinella1902
parlay1904
Sydney or the bush1924
treble1924
daily double1930
all-up1933
round robin1944
double1951
twin double1960
perfecta1961
pool1963
lose bet1964
tiercé1964
Yankee bet1964
Yankee1967
nap1971
superfecta1971
tricast1972
triple1972
trixie1973
telebetting1974
trifecta1974
over-and-under1975
over-under1981
spread bet1981
1970 Los Angeles Times 11 Oct. (West Mag.) 24/3 At Madison Square Garden in New York, some dozen years ago..it became fashionable to bet basketball games not in terms of who won, but whether the total number of points scored by both teams was over or under a pre-set figure.]
1975 Handbk. Forensic Sci. (Federal Bureau Investig.) iii. vii. 106 Types of wagers:... Over-and-under—bets that total score will be over or under established line.
1990 Chicago Tribune (Electronic ed.) 12 Apr. 8 The board also voted to approve Maywood Park's request for an exotic new bet, the over-and-under, on an experimental basis.
1995 Austin (Texas) Amer.-Statesman (Electronic ed.) 24 Sept. c18 What's the over and under on how many times the crowd chants: ‘Wayne Fontes must go’?
2006 R. L. Carneiro Diary Football Handicapper 322 I asked him if he always used the same figure for over-and-unders, and he said no.
B. adj. (attributive).
1. Of a shotgun or pistol: having barrels one above the other rather than side by side.
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the world > food and drink > hunting > shooting > shooting equipment > [adjective] > type of shot-gun
choke-bored1875
under-and-over1881
ten-bore1892
ten-gauge1894
sawed-off1898
sawn-off1915
side by side1919
over-under1926
over-and-under1930
1930 G. Burrard In Gunroom 30 I have ordered a pair of Over and Under guns as I prefer the grip on this type of gun.
1961 C. Willock Death in Covert iv. 89 Under his arm he carried a beautiful Churchill over-and-under gun.
1994 G. Bowering Shoot! vi. 77 He was holding an over-and-under shotgun pointed at the rancher. It had at least one hammer thumbed back.
2. North American. Gambling. = over-under adj. 2.
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1980 ABC News Transcripts: World News Tonight (Nexis) 18 Jan. You can bet the over and under total point score on game 35.
1992 K. B. Kinnee Pract. Gambling Investig. Techniques 189 Doe was offering over-and-under bets.
2001 W. N. Thompson Gambling in Amer. 362 The hockey games also offer over and under bets on total goals scored.
2010 G. Magnesen Straw Men vi. 138 Sometimes the bookies set an over and under line which predicts the total.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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