ankle-breakern.

Brit.

/ˈaŋklˌbreɪkə/, U.S.

/ˈæŋk(ə)lˌbreɪkər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ankle n., breaker n.¹

Etymology: < ankle n. + breaker n.¹ Compare earlier ankle-breaking adj.

1. In general use: anything which causes, or is capable of causing a person to twist or break an ankle. Frequently hyperbolical. Also as a modifier.

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1899 Bendigo (Victoria) Independent 18 Feb. The stage after her exit was covered with fallen petals, which..were so thick and slippery that George Lauri brought out a broom and swept the floral ankle breakers into the footlights.

1913 E. Lawrence Free Range 116 You know what such speed as that is at night with the gopher-holes and other ankle-breakers!

1979 Globe & Mail (Canada) (Nexis) 31 May You're supposed to wear these with dizzy little cocktail hats and ankle-breaker sandals.

2013 ‘J. D. Robb’ Thankless in Death 129 Mira wasn't in one of her pretty, stylish suits and ankle-breakers.

2. Archaeology. A small, deep hole dug into a Roman defensive fortification designed to cause a person to stumble and fall. Also as a modifier.

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1966 Coventry Evening Tel. 3 Aug. 9/1 Mr. Hobley showed ‘The Coventry Evening Telegraph’ a narrow drainage ditch which also had a defensive use. Archaeologists term these ditches—which were only a few inches wide—‘ankle-breakers’ because of the hazard they presented to attackers trying to scale the ramparts.

1973 Archaeol. Excavations 1972 43 A primary phase of small pits and stake-holes were followed by the digging of a V-shaped military defensive ditch with ‘ankle-breaker’ gully.

2007 Jrnl. Archaeol. Res. 11 60 These slits..act as..‘ankle-breakers’ to entrap the feet of anyone scrambling to climb up the steep walls from the narrow bottom of these trenches.

3. Basketball. A dribbling technique in which a player suddenly changes direction by switching the ball rapidly from one hand to the other, causing the defender guarding the player to stumble or fall and enabling the player to shoot or pass the ball.

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2001 Telegraph (Nashua, New Hampsh.) 5 Mar. 15/1 Michael Jordan getting rid of Juwan Howard and Rod Strickland's salaries [is] a more impressive move than the ankle-breaker he put on Bryon Russell to win his last title with the Bulls.

2018 Manila Times (Nexis) 27 Aug. With his team trailing behind by 14 points at the tailend of the third quarter, Viernes pulled off an ankle-breaker against Jai Reyes.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2022).

单词	ankle-breaker
释义	ankle-breakern. Brit. /ˈaŋklˌbreɪkə/, U.S. /ˈæŋk(ə)lˌbreɪkər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ankle n., breaker n.¹ Etymology: < ankle n. + breaker n.¹ Compare earlier ankle-breaking adj. 1. In general use: anything which causes, or is capable of causing a person to twist or break an ankle. Frequently hyperbolical. Also as a modifier. ΚΠ 1899 Bendigo (Victoria) Independent 18 Feb. The stage after her exit was covered with fallen petals, which..were so thick and slippery that George Lauri brought out a broom and swept the floral ankle breakers into the footlights. 1913 E. Lawrence Free Range 116 You know what such speed as that is at night with the gopher-holes and other ankle-breakers! 1979 Globe & Mail (Canada) (Nexis) 31 May You're supposed to wear these with dizzy little cocktail hats and ankle-breaker sandals. 2013 ‘J. D. Robb’ Thankless in Death 129 Mira wasn't in one of her pretty, stylish suits and ankle-breakers. 2. Archaeology. A small, deep hole dug into a Roman defensive fortification designed to cause a person to stumble and fall. Also as a modifier. ΚΠ 1966 Coventry Evening Tel. 3 Aug. 9/1 Mr. Hobley showed ‘The Coventry Evening Telegraph’ a narrow drainage ditch which also had a defensive use. Archaeologists term these ditches—which were only a few inches wide—‘ankle-breakers’ because of the hazard they presented to attackers trying to scale the ramparts. 1973 Archaeol. Excavations 1972 43 A primary phase of small pits and stake-holes were followed by the digging of a V-shaped military defensive ditch with ‘ankle-breaker’ gully. 2007 Jrnl. Archaeol. Res. 11 60 These slits..act as..‘ankle-breakers’ to entrap the feet of anyone scrambling to climb up the steep walls from the narrow bottom of these trenches. 3. Basketball. A dribbling technique in which a player suddenly changes direction by switching the ball rapidly from one hand to the other, causing the defender guarding the player to stumble or fall and enabling the player to shoot or pass the ball. ΚΠ 2001 Telegraph (Nashua, New Hampsh.) 5 Mar. 15/1 Michael Jordan getting rid of Juwan Howard and Rod Strickland's salaries [is] a more impressive move than the ankle-breaker he put on Bryon Russell to win his last title with the Bulls. 2018 Manila Times (Nexis) 27 Aug. With his team trailing behind by 14 points at the tailend of the third quarter, Viernes pulled off an ankle-breaker against Jai Reyes. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < n.1899
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