单词 | cockee |
释义 | † cockeen. Scottish. Curling. Obsolete. The circular target at which the stones are aimed (cf. house n.1 12b); (more specifically) the mark at the centre of this, the tee (tee n.3). Cf. cock n.1 20. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > curling > [noun] > area of ice > mark cock1787 cockee1789 tee1789 witter1789 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > curling > [noun] > area of ice > space round mark cockee1789 parish1872 house1883 1789 D. Davidson Thoughts Seasons 162 Glenbuck upo' the cockee stood—His merry men drew near. 1824 J. Mactaggart Sc. Gallovidian Encycl. 140 Cocke'e, the circles which surround the ‘Tee’, or mark played at in curling. 1830 R. Broun Memorabilia Curliana Mabenensia xii. 75 But near may a battle around the cockee, Produce other feelings than mirth, wit, and glee. 1892 A. Lang in W. Scott Guy Mannering (new ed.) II. Editor's Notes 343 The ‘cock’, or ‘cockee’, or ‘gog’, or ‘goggee’, is equivalent to the ‘tee’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1789 |
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