| 单词 | telegraph board |
| 释义 | > as lemmastelegraph board telegraph board n. Cricket a scoreboard displaying large figures which are visible at a distance; = sense 6 (now historical); (later also) a similar scoreboard used in other sports, such as horse racing. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > recording score > [noun] > scoreboard scoring board1822 scoreboard1831 telegraph board1841 marking board1850 board1883 leader board1970 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > umpiring and scoring > [noun] > score > scoreboard telegraph board1841 telegraph1849 the tins1903 1841 Newcastle Courant 25 June ii. 2/6 A telegraph board was erected. 1897 ‘Tivoli’ Short Innings iii. 48 The hundred appeared on the telegraph board. Still the batsmen hit. 1920 J. D. Beresford Imperfect Mother ii. 68 Graham was out; and his spread-eagled wicket advertised the cause of his dismissal. The telegraph board was being hoisted. 2011 S. A. Riess Sport of Kings & Kings of Crime vi. 150 The horse was a ‘starter’ once the telegraph board posted its name as a participant. < as lemmas |
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