sliotarn.

Brit.

/ˈslɪtə/,

/ˈʃlɪtə/, U.S.

/ˈslɪdər/, Irish English

/ˈʃlɪθər/

Inflections: Plural sliotars, sliotair.

Forms: 1900s– sliodar, 1900s– sliotair, 1900s– sliotar, 1900s– sliothair, 1900s– sliothar, 1900s– slitther.

Origin: A borrowing from Irish. Etymon: Irish sliotar.

Etymology: < Irish sliotar ball used in hurling, of uncertain origin.Forms with internal th are perhaps a result of the similarity in pronunciation between unpalatalized t in Irish and th in Irish English. The plural sliotair is after the Irish plural. Singular forms in final -air are probably originally erroneous uses of the Irish plural form.

Hurling.

The hard leather-covered ball (similar in size to a tennis ball) used in hurling.

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hurley1856

sliotar1910

1910 P. W. Joyce Eng. as we speak it in Ireland 327 Slitther, a ball covered with that [thick, soft] leather, for hurling.

1974 J. B. Keane Lett. of Love-Hungry Farmer in Celebrated Lett. (1996) 193 In fact there was a seam at the back of his pendants like you'd see on a sliotar which as you probably know is a hand-stitched hurley ball.

1997 C. Carson Star Factory (1998) 44 It was on the former pitch that my left retina was detached when I jumped to catch a high ball and the sliotar was deflected by my fingertips against my open eye.

2004 M. Hickey Irish Days 32/1 It's hard to get hold of the sliotar when the field is all mud.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sliotar
释义	sliotarn. Brit. /ˈslɪtə/, /ˈʃlɪtə/, U.S. /ˈslɪdər/, Irish English /ˈʃlɪθər/ Inflections: Plural sliotars, sliotair. Forms: 1900s– sliodar, 1900s– sliotair, 1900s– sliotar, 1900s– sliothair, 1900s– sliothar, 1900s– slitther. Origin: A borrowing from Irish. Etymon: Irish sliotar. Etymology: < Irish sliotar ball used in hurling, of uncertain origin.Forms with internal th are perhaps a result of the similarity in pronunciation between unpalatalized t in Irish and th in Irish English. The plural sliotair is after the Irish plural. Singular forms in final -air are probably originally erroneous uses of the Irish plural form. Hurling. The hard leather-covered ball (similar in size to a tennis ball) used in hurling. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > hockey > hurling > [noun] > ball hurley1856 sliotar1910 1910 P. W. Joyce Eng. as we speak it in Ireland 327 Slitther, a ball covered with that [thick, soft] leather, for hurling. 1974 J. B. Keane Lett. of Love-Hungry Farmer in Celebrated Lett. (1996) 193 In fact there was a seam at the back of his pendants like you'd see on a sliotar which as you probably know is a hand-stitched hurley ball. 1997 C. Carson Star Factory (1998) 44 It was on the former pitch that my left retina was detached when I jumped to catch a high ball and the sliotar was deflected by my fingertips against my open eye. 2004 M. Hickey Irish Days 32/1 It's hard to get hold of the sliotar when the field is all mud. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1910
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