Rugby fivesn.

Brit.

/ˌrʌɡbɪ ˈfʌɪvz/, U.S.

/ˈrəɡbi ˌfaɪvz/

Forms: also with capital initial in the second element or a lower-case initial in the first element.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Rugby , fives n.²

Etymology: < the name of the public school at Rugby in Warwickshire, where the game originated (see rugby n.) + fives n.²

A form of fives (fives n.²) played with gloved hands between two or four players in a four-walled court.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > handball, etc. > [noun] > fives

fives1636

hand tennis1801

Eton fives1855

Rugby fives1859

1859 Bell's Life in London 6 Nov. 6/4 The usual matches will be played this term, including the Scratch Racket Matches, the University Double and Single Rugby Fives Matches, and the University Scratch Rugby Fives.

1897 Earl of Suffolk et al. Encycl. Sport I. 398/2 In the Eton court..the presence of the pepper-box, the hole, and the step, make the game in practice as different from Rugby Fives as in theory it is similar.

1925 Times 11 Mar. 6/5 Cambridge University easily beat Oxford University at Rugby fives, at Oxford, by 13 events to none.

1975 Oxf. Compan. Sports & Games 870/1 Rugby fives is mainly a school, old boys', and university game.

2008 Mid Devon Gaz. (Nexis) 13 May 17 A small group of Rugby Fives enthusiasts from the Tiverton area get together on Wednesdays to play on the courts at Blundell's School.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rugby fives
释义	Rugby fivesn. Brit. /ˌrʌɡbɪ ˈfʌɪvz/, U.S. /ˈrəɡbi ˌfaɪvz/ Forms: also with capital initial in the second element or a lower-case initial in the first element. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Rugby , fives n.² Etymology: < the name of the public school at Rugby in Warwickshire, where the game originated (see rugby n.) + fives n.² A form of fives (fives n.²) played with gloved hands between two or four players in a four-walled court. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > handball, etc. > [noun] > fives fives1636 hand tennis1801 Eton fives1855 Rugby fives1859 1859 Bell's Life in London 6 Nov. 6/4 The usual matches will be played this term, including the Scratch Racket Matches, the University Double and Single Rugby Fives Matches, and the University Scratch Rugby Fives. 1897 Earl of Suffolk et al. Encycl. Sport I. 398/2 In the Eton court..the presence of the pepper-box, the hole, and the step, make the game in practice as different from Rugby Fives as in theory it is similar. 1925 Times 11 Mar. 6/5 Cambridge University easily beat Oxford University at Rugby fives, at Oxford, by 13 events to none. 1975 Oxf. Compan. Sports & Games 870/1 Rugby fives is mainly a school, old boys', and university game. 2008 Mid Devon Gaz. (Nexis) 13 May 17 A small group of Rugby Fives enthusiasts from the Tiverton area get together on Wednesdays to play on the courts at Blundell's School. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1859
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