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carbo-loading, n. Chiefly Athletics. colloq. (orig. U.S.). Brit. |ˈkɑːbəʊˌləʊdɪŋ|, U.S. |ˈkɑrboʊˌloʊdɪŋ| [‹ carbo n. + loading n., after carbohydrate loading n. at carbohydrate n. Compounds 3.] = carbohydrate loading n. at carbohydrate n. Compounds 3.
1980Capital (Annapolis, Md.) 2 Oct. 1/2 For the sophisticated distance runner, the as-yet unsolved medical mysteries of the runner's ‘high’..and ‘carbo loading’ provide the satisfaction of extending the frontiers of human knowledge. 1980N.Y. Times 25 Oct. 20/5 At the dinner, there was much discussion of ‘carbo loading’. 1986B. Fussell I hear Amer. Cooking iv. xiv. 261 Carbo loading on a cold morning stoked the body's furnace. 2003Guardian 3 July (Life section) 4/1 In recent years, isotonic drinks, carbo-loading, heart-rate monitors and power cranks..have brought to the starting line a new breed of clinically prepared athletes. |