单词 | stické |
释义 | stickén. Now historical and rare. A ball game combining some of the features of lawn tennis and rackets. Cf. sphairistike n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > racket games > other racket games > [noun] pelota1807 stické1903 jai alai1910 racquetball1965 1903 Windsor Mag. Sept. 382/1 The Game of Stické: its Evolution and Progress. 1908 Bystander 22 Apr. 196/2 Stické is played in several garrison towns, and, I believe, in India. 1910 Times 11 Mar. 21/2 It will be seen that stické is a compromise between lawn tennis and racquets, but it combines some of the advantages of both. 2012 D. Davis Showdown Shepherd's Bush 91 The private court he had constructed for stické—a racquet game played on lawn and enclosed by walls. Compounds General attributive, as stické court, stické player. ΚΠ 1903 Windsor Mag. Sept. 382 There is a Stické-court in Halifax, N.S... Prior to the year 1891 only three Stické-courts were in existence in the United Kingdom. 1903 Windsor Mag. Sept. 385/2 A good squash-racket player should find no difficulty in very soon becoming a good Stické player. 1930 Times 27 Mar. 28 (advt.) A Swimming Pool, Sticke Court. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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