umpiringn.

Etymology: < umpire v. + -ing suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈumpiring.

The action of acting as an umpire, esp. of deciding doubtful points in games.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > judging or umpiring > [noun]

umpiring1851

refereeing1885

1851 W. Clarke Pract. Hints Cricket in W. Bolland Cricket Notes vii. 149 Umpiring is a very arduous and often unthankful office.

1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 15 July 5/1 Construction of asphalte courts; treatises on umpiring, the same on handicapping.

1894 Westm. Gaz. 30 July 3/2 Most of these faults would be checked by good umpiring.

attributive.1884 Marshall's Tennis Cuts 102 Our suggestion of a band on these occasions was scouted with scorn by the eminent in the umpiring line.1896 R. G. Knowles & M. Morton Baseball 56 The whole season was a very trying one for the gentlemen who occupied the umpiring positions.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	umpiring
释义	umpiringn. Etymology: < umpire v. + -ing suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈumpiring. The action of acting as an umpire, esp. of deciding doubtful points in games. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > judging or umpiring > [noun] umpiring1851 refereeing1885 1851 W. Clarke Pract. Hints Cricket in W. Bolland Cricket Notes vii. 149 Umpiring is a very arduous and often unthankful office. 1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 15 July 5/1 Construction of asphalte courts; treatises on umpiring, the same on handicapping. 1894 Westm. Gaz. 30 July 3/2 Most of these faults would be checked by good umpiring. attributive.1884 Marshall's Tennis Cuts 102 Our suggestion of a band on these occasions was scouted with scorn by the eminent in the umpiring line.1896 R. G. Knowles & M. Morton Baseball 56 The whole season was a very trying one for the gentlemen who occupied the umpiring positions. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1851
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