| 单词 | sticky dog |
| 释义 | > as lemmassticky dog sticky dog n. Cricket colloquial a pitch that has been drying after rain and is difficult to bat on; cf. sticky wicket at sense 2b(a). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > cricket ground > [noun] > surface of ground > types of batsman's wicket1876 bowler's wicket1876 shirt front1893 sticky dog1904 sticky1936 turning pitch1956 belter1983 1904 Navy & Army Illustr. 9 July 467/1 On a ‘sticky dog’ Rhodes is probably the best bowler in the world. 1982 P. Tinniswood More Tales from Long Room vii. 86 When the sun appears again, as appear it always will, there will be no ‘sticky dog’ and play will be resumed on time. 2013 Cricketer May 58/1 Burgess: It was the worst pitch we played on of all those tour matches. Turner: A sticky dog. < as lemmas |
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