| 单词 | coup de bricole |
| 释义 | > as lemmascoup de bricole a. Real Tennis. The rebound of a ball from the wall of the court. Also: a sidestroke which drives the ball against the wall. Also more fully coup de bricole. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > racket games > real tennis > [noun] > rebound of ball from wall brick wall1580 bricole1598 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Briccola, a..brikoll or rebounding of a ball from the wall to another in a tenis court. 1694 R. L'Estrange Fables (ed. 2) cccciv. 435 Couzen'd with a Bricole at Tennis. 1773 F. Grose Antiq. Eng. & Wales I. Pref. 10 Bricole is a term used in tennis, and signifies a rebound. 1954 Times 23 Mar. 4/6 The ease with which so many of the best strokes are returned can lead to aimless hitting or overuse of the bricole. 1962 Times 13 Jan. 3/5 Hughes's stopping was firmer and more certain than at Queen's and he won the game at the change of ends by use of the coup de bricole in attacking side gallery chases. < as lemmas |
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