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trampoline, n.|ˈtræmpəliːn|
Also trampolin |-ɪn|.
[f. It. trampoli stilts: cf. trampolare ‘to go on stilts or high startops’ (Florio, 1598).]
A base of elastic material used as a springboard and landing area in acrobatic exercises and displays; now spec. a sheet of canvas, nylon mesh, or the like, held in a frame by springs. Also attrib. and fig.
1798Times 28 June 7/1 Equestrian Performances with Oranges, Forks, Skipping Rope, Hat, Handkerchief, and a curious Equilibrium with a Hoop and Glass. Wonderful Trampolin Tricks, by Messrs. Smith [etc.]. 1799Times 1 June 3/4 He positively leaps over a large tilted waggon..and does not make use of a spring board or trampoline. 1833M. Scott Tom Cringle xi, [At the Negro Carnival] Then another tumblification of the whole party... Another trampoline. 1928Daily Express 13 June 13 A trampoline act, a wire act..in fact,..a complete vaudeville programme. 1930Observer 1 June 21 They perform on the apparatus resembling a spring mattress, which has been dubbed the ‘trampoline’. 1938N. Streatfeild Circus is Coming vii. 109 The things they did when on the trampoline were breath-taking.., shooting up.., then coming down in amazing twists and somersaults. 1960Times Lit. Suppl. 1 July 418/4 [D. H.] Lawrence has been bounced up and down on the trampoline of literary fashion more than most writers. 1961U.S. Patents Quarterly CXXIX. 210/2 As applied to tumbling devices, ‘Tram-poline’ is completely generic. 1975Oxf. Compan. Sports & Games 1044/2 The trampoline has a steel frame, braced in such a way as to ensure that a landing in the bouncing area..may be made without fear of hitting any structural members.
Hence trampolin(e v., to perform on a trampoline; also fig.; ˈtrampolining vbl. n., the practice or sport of performing on a trampoline; ˈtrampolinist, a performer on the trampoline. Also trampolino: see quot. 1912.
1843in M. W. Disher Greatest Show on Earth (1937) 196 (in illustration) Mr. W. T. Twist the Trampolinist... Astley's Royal Amphitheatre 1843. 1867H. Kingsley Silcote of Silcotes xiii, She trampolining away to Hampstead with the children. 1912A. E. George Montessori Method ix. 141 One of the things invented by Séguin to develop the lower limbs..is the trampolino. This is a kind of swing, having a very wide seat. 1953People & Places (Chicago) Mar. 6/1 (caption) When performing the back turn-over or cannonball, a trampolinist attains a tuck or pike position on takeoff. Ibid. 6/2 Descended from a centuries-old European circus art, trampolining is one of the newest..sports to be adopted by the nation's colleges, high schools and private athletic clubs. 1972Guardian 11 Apr. 15/4 Children fenced, trampolined, played volley⁓ball and football. 1973Times 1 Feb. 16/6 It proved..difficult..to trampoline at all except at a speed dictated by gravity. 1978R. Hill Pinch of Snuff xiv. 142 Isn't she..a trifle overdressed for trampolining? Ibid. xiv. 148 Estelle, the teenage trampolinist. |