oche
/ˈɒki
/(also hockey)
noun British
The line behind which darts players stand when throwing.After a night and day spent at the oche, the darts players were joined by their families on Saturday for a family fun day....
- For the world-class player can still be seen stepping up to the oche in his local darts league in Marple.
- Premier League leaders Cheshire will be the visitors as Lancashire's top darts players step up to the oche this weekend.
Origin
1930s: perhaps related to Old French ocher 'cut a deep notch in'.
Rhymes
- free wheel
- freewheeler
- freewheeling
- free will
- Free Will Baptist
- free-willed
- free-willer
- free-willing
- free-willist
- free will men
- freewoman
- free-working
- freezable
- freeze
- freeze-dry
- freeze-frame
- freeze one's blood
- freeze-out
- freezer
- freezer bag
- freezer compartment
- freeze someone out
- freeze-up
- freezing
- freezing mixture