Queensberry rulesn.

Brit.

/ˌkwiːnzb(ə)rɪ ˈruːlz/, U.S.

/ˌkwinzbəri ˈrulz/

Forms: 1800s– Queensberry rules, 1800s– Queensbury rules (nonstandard).

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Queensberry , rule n.¹

Etymology: < the name of Sir John Sholto Douglas, eighth Marquess of Queensberry (1844–1900), who supervised the preparation of the rules + the plural of rule n.¹

A code of rules drawn up in 1867 to govern the sport of boxing in Great Britain; the standard rules of modern boxing. Also in extended use: the standard rules of polite or acceptable behaviour. Cf. Marquis of Queensberry rules n.

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Marquis of Queensberry rules1874

Queensberry rules1882

1882 Times 29 Mar. 12/1 He had a thin pair [of gloves], which were not padded. Witness heard nothing about the Queensberry rules. Goodson kicked the other man in a most brutal way.

1895 G. B. Shaw in Sat. Rev. 28 Sept. 410/1 There the contest was in the presence of a court, with measured ground and due formality—under Queensberry rules, so to speak.

1899 A. Conan Doyle in Strand Mag. 18 368/1 It's twenty rounds, two-ounce gloves, Queensberry rules.

1931 Times Lit. Suppl. 11 June 472/3 Ever since 1866, when the Queensberry rules were introduced, pugilism has lost much of its romantic interest.

1960 Observer 24 Jan. 7/2 You would have thought that the average citizen would be only too anxious to see property being protected and would not worry so much about the Queensberry Rules being observed.

1977 New Yorker 13 June 121/1 An at last complete love affair with a married woman..was in the Queensberry rules; she could not object.

1996 C. Bateman Of Wee Sweetie Mice & Men iv. 30 His companion had cropped hair, verging on a skin head, looked a bit of a fighter too but without much of a notion of the Queensberry rules.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	queensberry rules
释义	Queensberry rulesn. Brit. /ˌkwiːnzb(ə)rɪ ˈruːlz/, U.S. /ˌkwinzbəri ˈrulz/ Forms: 1800s– Queensberry rules, 1800s– Queensbury rules (nonstandard). Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Queensberry , rule n.¹ Etymology: < the name of Sir John Sholto Douglas, eighth Marquess of Queensberry (1844–1900), who supervised the preparation of the rules + the plural of rule n.¹ A code of rules drawn up in 1867 to govern the sport of boxing in Great Britain; the standard rules of modern boxing. Also in extended use: the standard rules of polite or acceptable behaviour. Cf. Marquis of Queensberry rules n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > boxing > [noun] > rules Marquis of Queensberry rules1874 Queensberry rules1882 1882 Times 29 Mar. 12/1 He had a thin pair [of gloves], which were not padded. Witness heard nothing about the Queensberry rules. Goodson kicked the other man in a most brutal way. 1895 G. B. Shaw in Sat. Rev. 28 Sept. 410/1 There the contest was in the presence of a court, with measured ground and due formality—under Queensberry rules, so to speak. 1899 A. Conan Doyle in Strand Mag. 18 368/1 It's twenty rounds, two-ounce gloves, Queensberry rules. 1931 Times Lit. Suppl. 11 June 472/3 Ever since 1866, when the Queensberry rules were introduced, pugilism has lost much of its romantic interest. 1960 Observer 24 Jan. 7/2 You would have thought that the average citizen would be only too anxious to see property being protected and would not worry so much about the Queensberry Rules being observed. 1977 New Yorker 13 June 121/1 An at last complete love affair with a married woman..was in the Queensberry rules; she could not object. 1996 C. Bateman Of Wee Sweetie Mice & Men iv. 30 His companion had cropped hair, verging on a skin head, looked a bit of a fighter too but without much of a notion of the Queensberry rules. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1882
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