winter gamen.

Brit.

/ˌwɪntə ˈɡeɪm/, U.S.

/ˌwɪn(t)ər ˈɡeɪm/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: winter n.¹, game n.

Etymology: < winter n.¹ + game n. With sense 2 compare earlier winter sport n.

1. Wild animals or birds hunted for sport or food during the winter months.

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1660 S. Clarke Lives Two & Twenty Eng. Divines 112 The Plains about Royston and New-market afforded better Winter-game then elsewhere.

1714 J. Macky Journey through Eng. I. vi. 63 From this Town to the Sea is the best Winter Game for a Gun that can be imagined.

1839 Jackson's Oxf. Jrnl. 16 Feb. 4/2 Most of the inland sportsmen made a similar complaint as to the unprecedented scarcity of snipes and other winter game.

1971 Field & Stream Oct. 162/2 (heading) Hunt Idaho's winter game.

2012 M. Souris How to build Better Pie vi. 151 In the spring or summer I take what's left of the fall and winter game, and pluck and roast it.

a. A game or sport that is suitable for playing during the winter months, esp. an indoor pursuit.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > [noun]

winter sport1699

winter game1731

ice sport1841

snow-sports1966

1731 T. Salmon Mod. Hist. XIV. 140 The Winter-Games of Chess, Back-Gammon,..and the old fashion'd English Games on the Cards, where People played..purely for Diversion to pass away a long Winter's Evening.

1791 G. Huddesford Salmagundi 69 Patron of the festive hearth, Around whose social ev'ning flame The jovial song, the winter game.

1833 Court Mag. Mar. 134/2 When the warlock frost has laid a crystal bridge over the face of the waters, curling, a winter game which is peculiar to Scotland, calls all its votaries to the manly contest.

1873 Times 2 Dec. 1/4 (advt.) New winter games.—Table billiards.., 21s.; Badminton, 25s.

1936 Folklore 47 327 It [sc. playing with dice] was apparently a winter game for the winter evenings which it was impossible to spend outside.

1975 Amarillo (Texas) Globe-Times 4 Sept. 16/2 Platform tennis..was invented as a winter game for men seeking vigorous outdoor exercise while golf courses..and tennis courts were covered in snow.

2000 Business Day (S. Afr.) 27 Jan. ii. 26/2 His first love was not tennis, but bandy, a winter game similar to ice hockey played outdoors on a rink about soccer-field size.

b. plural = Winter Olympic Games n. at winter n.¹ Compounds 2.

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society > leisure > sport > match or competition > [noun] > series of, as public spectacle > specific

May games1531

game1636

victorial1657

natal games1728

gathering1828

Olympiad1896

Olympian Games1896

Winter Olympic Games1908

winter game1924

Winter Olympics1924

Olympics1925

spartakiad1928

Winter Olympiad1928

Summer Olympics1931

paraplegic games1953

Paralympics1954

Paralympic Games1955

Special Olympics1968

worlds1984

iron man1985

1924 Washington Post 26 Apr. (Sports section) 3/7 The..hope that Austria would join in the summer sports and make a good showing as was the case in the winter games at Chamonix.

1956 Times 27 Jan. 12/4 Spectators were on their way to the magical Staddio del Ghiaccio for what was to prove..the most perfect opening ceremony in the history of the Winter Games.

1989 Sport Dec. 16/3 If the athletes stay injury-free, American skiers may go to the 1992 Winter Games with some of the best chances ever to bring home the gold.

2014 Daily Tel. 7 Feb. 17/1 For many of us, the 22nd Winter Games will be a wide-eyed and wonderful window into sports we had scarcely considered just a few days ago.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	winter game
释义	winter gamen. Brit. /ˌwɪntə ˈɡeɪm/, U.S. /ˌwɪn(t)ər ˈɡeɪm/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: winter n.¹, game n. Etymology: < winter n.¹ + game n. With sense 2 compare earlier winter sport n. 1. Wild animals or birds hunted for sport or food during the winter months. ΚΠ 1660 S. Clarke Lives Two & Twenty Eng. Divines 112 The Plains about Royston and New-market afforded better Winter-game then elsewhere. 1714 J. Macky Journey through Eng. I. vi. 63 From this Town to the Sea is the best Winter Game for a Gun that can be imagined. 1839 Jackson's Oxf. Jrnl. 16 Feb. 4/2 Most of the inland sportsmen made a similar complaint as to the unprecedented scarcity of snipes and other winter game. 1971 Field & Stream Oct. 162/2 (heading) Hunt Idaho's winter game. 2012 M. Souris How to build Better Pie vi. 151 In the spring or summer I take what's left of the fall and winter game, and pluck and roast it. 2. a. A game or sport that is suitable for playing during the winter months, esp. an indoor pursuit. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > [noun] winter sport1699 winter game1731 ice sport1841 snow-sports1966 1731 T. Salmon Mod. Hist. XIV. 140 The Winter-Games of Chess, Back-Gammon,..and the old fashion'd English Games on the Cards, where People played..purely for Diversion to pass away a long Winter's Evening. 1791 G. Huddesford Salmagundi 69 Patron of the festive hearth, Around whose social ev'ning flame The jovial song, the winter game. 1833 Court Mag. Mar. 134/2 When the warlock frost has laid a crystal bridge over the face of the waters, curling, a winter game which is peculiar to Scotland, calls all its votaries to the manly contest. 1873 Times 2 Dec. 1/4 (advt.) New winter games.—Table billiards.., 21s.; Badminton, 25s. 1936 Folklore 47 327 It [sc. playing with dice] was apparently a winter game for the winter evenings which it was impossible to spend outside. 1975 Amarillo (Texas) Globe-Times 4 Sept. 16/2 Platform tennis..was invented as a winter game for men seeking vigorous outdoor exercise while golf courses..and tennis courts were covered in snow. 2000 Business Day (S. Afr.) 27 Jan. ii. 26/2 His first love was not tennis, but bandy, a winter game similar to ice hockey played outdoors on a rink about soccer-field size. b. plural = Winter Olympic Games n. at winter n.¹ Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > match or competition > [noun] > series of, as public spectacle > specific May games1531 game1636 victorial1657 natal games1728 gathering1828 Olympiad1896 Olympian Games1896 Winter Olympic Games1908 winter game1924 Winter Olympics1924 Olympics1925 spartakiad1928 Winter Olympiad1928 Summer Olympics1931 paraplegic games1953 Paralympics1954 Paralympic Games1955 Special Olympics1968 worlds1984 iron man1985 1924 Washington Post 26 Apr. (Sports section) 3/7 The..hope that Austria would join in the summer sports and make a good showing as was the case in the winter games at Chamonix. 1956 Times 27 Jan. 12/4 Spectators were on their way to the magical Staddio del Ghiaccio for what was to prove..the most perfect opening ceremony in the history of the Winter Games. 1989 Sport Dec. 16/3 If the athletes stay injury-free, American skiers may go to the 1992 Winter Games with some of the best chances ever to bring home the gold. 2014 Daily Tel. 7 Feb. 17/1 For many of us, the 22nd Winter Games will be a wide-eyed and wonderful window into sports we had scarcely considered just a few days ago. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1660
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